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#ffffad ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffffad is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 83.92% 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 20.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.958

Complementary

  1. #ffffad
  2. #adadff

Split complementary

  1. #ffffad
  2. #add6ff
  3. #d6adff

Analogous

  1. #ffd6ad
  2. #ffffad
  3. #d6ffad

Triadic

  1. #ffffad
  2. #adffff
  3. #ffadff

Tetradic

  1. #ffffad
  2. #adffad
  3. #adadff
  4. #ffadff

Square

  1. #ffffad
  2. #adffd6
  3. #adadff
  4. #ffadd6

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff14
  2. #ffff60
  3. #ffffad
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffffad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffffad
  2. #e6e69c
  3. #cccc8a
  4. #b3b379
  5. #999968
  6. #808057
  7. #666645
  8. #4d4d34
  9. #333323
  10. #1a1a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffffad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffffad
  2. #ffffb5
  3. #ffffbd
  4. #ffffc6
  5. #ffffce
  6. #ffffd6
  7. #ffffde
  8. #ffffe6
  9. #ffffef
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffffad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffffad
  2. #f2f2a9
  3. #e6e6a4
  4. #d9d9a0
  5. #cccc9b
  6. #c0c097
  7. #b3b392
  8. #a6a68e
  9. #999989
  10. #8d8d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 20.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfce0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff8a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffcb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff5ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffbaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffdaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff9d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffffad {
  color: #ffffad;
}
Background
.bg-ffffad {
  background-color: #ffffad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffffad {
  border: 2px solid #ffffad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffffad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffffad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffad, #d6ffad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffffad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 173 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.37 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.85 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.25 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.53 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.54 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.61 #000052 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ffffad  rgb(255, 255, 173)  hsl(60, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#adadff  rgb(173, 173, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#adffff  rgb(173, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 84%)  Celeste
#ffadff  rgb(255, 173, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 84%)  Mauve