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#FDFF9B

#fdff9b ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdff9b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 61.2°, with 100% saturation and 80.39% 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 0.8.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.9477

Complementary

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #9d9bff

Split complementary

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #9bcbff
  3. #cf9bff

Analogous

  1. #ffcf9b
  2. #fdff9b
  3. #cbff9b

Triadic

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #9bfdff
  3. #ff9bfd

Tetradic

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #9bff9d
  3. #9d9bff
  4. #ff9bfd

Square

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #9bffcf
  3. #9d9bff
  4. #ff9bcb

Monochromatic

  1. #faff02
  2. #fbff4e
  3. #fdff9b
  4. #ffffe7
  5. #ffffeb

Shades

#fdff9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #e4e68c
  3. #cacc7c
  4. #b1b36d
  5. #98995d
  6. #7f804e
  7. #65663e
  8. #4c4d2f
  9. #33331f
  10. #191a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdff9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #fdffa5
  3. #fdffaf
  4. #feffb9
  5. #feffc3
  6. #feffcd
  7. #feffd7
  8. #feffe1
  9. #ffffeb
  10. #fffff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdff9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdff9b
  2. #f1f298
  3. #e4e696
  4. #d8d993
  5. #cbcc90
  6. #bfc08e
  7. #b2b38b
  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 #fff793 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffb9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fff4e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fffa96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffd9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdff9b {
  color: #fdff9b;
}
Background
.bg-fdff9b {
  background-color: #fdff9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdff9b {
  border: 2px solid #fdff9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdff9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 255 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdff9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdff9b, #cbff9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdff9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 255 155 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 0.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.72 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.01 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.75 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.54 #020064 Inverted #f9f9f9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fdff9b  rgb(253, 255, 155)  hsl(61, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#9d9bff  rgb(157, 155, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bfdff  rgb(155, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 80%)  Celeste
#ff9bfd  rgb(255, 155, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 80%)  Violet