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#FDFD99

#fdfd99 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdfd99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 99.22% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.53% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 96.15% saturation and 79.61% 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 19.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 0.44.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9343

Complementary

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #9999fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #99cbfd
  3. #cb99fd

Analogous

  1. #fdcb99
  2. #fdfd99
  3. #cbfd99

Triadic

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #99fdfd
  3. #fd99fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #99fd99
  3. #9999fd
  4. #fd99fd

Square

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #99fdcb
  3. #9999fd
  4. #fd99cb

Monochromatic

  1. #f8f805
  2. #fcfc4e
  3. #fdfd99
  4. #fefee4
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdfd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #e4e48a
  3. #caca7a
  4. #b1b16b
  5. #98985c
  6. #7f7f4d
  7. #65653d
  8. #4c4c2e
  9. #33331f
  10. #19190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdfd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #fdfda3
  3. #fdfdad
  4. #fefeb8
  5. #fefec2
  6. #fefecc
  7. #fefed6
  8. #fefee0
  9. #ffffeb
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdfd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdfd99
  2. #f1f197
  3. #e4e494
  4. #d8d892
  5. #cbcb8f
  6. #bfbf8d
  7. #b2b28a
  8. #a6a688
  9. #999985
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fafad8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff591 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff99d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff2e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff894 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffb9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff6cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdfd99 {
  color: #fdfd99;
}
Background
.bg-fdfd99 {
  background-color: #fdfd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdfd99 {
  border: 2px solid #fdfd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdfd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 253 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdfd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdfd99, #cbfd99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdfd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 253 153 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 0.44 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.21 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.31 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.73 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.04 #020266 Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdfd99  rgb(253, 253, 153)  hsl(60, 96%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#9999fd  rgb(153, 153, 253)  hsl(240, 96%, 80%)  Cornflower Blue
#99fdfd  rgb(153, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 96%, 80%)  Electric Blue
#fd99fd  rgb(253, 153, 253)  hsl(300, 96%, 80%)  Violet