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#ffff9f ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffff9f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 81.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.9528

Complementary

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #9f9fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #9fcfff
  3. #cf9fff

Analogous

  1. #ffcf9f
  2. #ffff9f
  3. #cfff9f

Triadic

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #9fffff
  3. #ff9fff

Tetradic

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #9fff9f
  3. #9f9fff
  4. #ff9fff

Square

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #9fffcf
  3. #9f9fff
  4. #ff9fcf

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff06
  2. #ffff53
  3. #ffff9f
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffff9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #e6e68f
  3. #cccc7f
  4. #b3b36f
  5. #99995f
  6. #808050
  7. #666640
  8. #4d4d30
  9. #333320
  10. #1a1a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffff9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #ffffa9
  3. #ffffb2
  4. #ffffbc
  5. #ffffc5
  6. #ffffcf
  7. #ffffd9
  8. #ffffe2
  9. #ffffec
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffff9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #f2f29c
  3. #e6e699
  4. #d9d996
  5. #cccc93
  6. #c0c090
  7. #b3b38c
  8. #a6a689
  9. #999986
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfcdb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffb9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffda2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffff9f {
  color: #ffff9f;
}
Background
.bg-ffff9f {
  background-color: #ffff9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffff9f {
  border: 2px solid #ffff9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffff9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffff9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffff9f, #cfff9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffff9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 159 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.15 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.49 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.93 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.27 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.28 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.55 #000060 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ffff9f  rgb(255, 255, 159)  hsl(60, 100%, 81%)  Pastel Yellow
#9f9fff  rgb(159, 159, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fffff  rgb(159, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 81%)  Celeste
#ff9fff  rgb(255, 159, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 81%)  Violet