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#FDFF9A

#fdff9a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdff9a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 100% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.19°, with 100% saturation and 80.2% 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 19.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 0.71.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9474

Complementary

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #9c9aff

Split complementary

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #9acbff
  3. #cf9aff

Analogous

  1. #ffcf9a
  2. #fdff9a
  3. #cbff9a

Triadic

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #9afdff
  3. #ff9afd

Tetradic

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #9aff9c
  3. #9c9aff
  4. #ff9afd

Square

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #9affcf
  3. #9c9aff
  4. #ff9acb

Monochromatic

  1. #faff01
  2. #fbff4e
  3. #fdff9a
  4. #ffffe7
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdff9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #e4e68b
  3. #cacc7b
  4. #b1b36c
  5. #98995c
  6. #7f804d
  7. #65663e
  8. #4c4d2e
  9. #33331f
  10. #191a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdff9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #fdffa4
  3. #fdffae
  4. #feffb8
  5. #feffc2
  6. #feffcd
  7. #feffd7
  8. #feffe1
  9. #ffffeb
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdff9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdff9a
  2. #f1f297
  3. #e4e695
  4. #d8d992
  5. #cbcc90
  6. #bfc08d
  7. #b2b38a
  8. #a6a688
  9. #999985
  10. #8d8d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f9f9f9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fbfbda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffb9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdff9a {
  color: #fdff9a;
}
Background
.bg-fdff9a {
  background-color: #fdff9a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdff9a {
  border: 2px solid #fdff9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdff9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdff9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdff9a, #cbff9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdff9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 154 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 0.71 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.74 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.31 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.88 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.54 #020065 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdff9a  rgb(253, 255, 154)  hsl(61, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#9c9aff  rgb(156, 154, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9afdff  rgb(154, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 80%)  Electric Blue
#ff9afd  rgb(255, 154, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 80%)  Violet