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#ffffae ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffffae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 84.12% 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 20.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.9584

Complementary

  1. #ffffae
  2. #aeaeff

Split complementary

  1. #ffffae
  2. #aed7ff
  3. #d7aeff

Analogous

  1. #ffd7ae
  2. #ffffae
  3. #d7ffae

Triadic

  1. #ffffae
  2. #aeffff
  3. #ffaeff

Tetradic

  1. #ffffae
  2. #aeffae
  3. #aeaeff
  4. #ffaeff

Square

  1. #ffffae
  2. #aeffd7
  3. #aeaeff
  4. #ffaed7

Monochromatic

  1. #ffff15
  2. #ffff62
  3. #ffffae
  4. #ffffeb
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#ffffae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffffae
  2. #e6e69d
  3. #cccc8b
  4. #b3b37a
  5. #999968
  6. #808057
  7. #666646
  8. #4d4d34
  9. #333323
  10. #1a1a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffffae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffffae
  2. #ffffb6
  3. #ffffbe
  4. #ffffc6
  5. #ffffce
  6. #ffffd7
  7. #ffffdf
  8. #ffffe7
  9. #ffffef
  10. #fffff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffffae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffffae
  2. #f2f2a9
  3. #e6e6a5
  4. #d9d9a0
  5. #cccc9c
  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 20.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #fafafa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fcfce0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff8a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffcb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff5ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffbab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffdb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff9d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffffae {
  color: #ffffae;
}
Background
.bg-ffffae {
  background-color: #ffffae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffffae {
  border: 2px solid #ffffae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffffae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffffae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffae, #d7ffae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffffae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 174 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.55 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.72 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.91 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.11 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.36 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.45 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.45 #000051 Inverted #fafafa Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ffffae  rgb(255, 255, 174)  hsl(60, 100%, 84%)  Pastel Yellow
#aeaeff  rgb(174, 174, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aeffff  rgb(174, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 84%)  Celeste
#ffaeff  rgb(255, 174, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 84%)  Mauve