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#FEF87F

#fef87f ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fef87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 97.25% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 50% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 57.17°, with 98.45% saturation and 74.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8974

Complementary

  1. #fef87f
  2. #7f85fe

Split complementary

  1. #fef87f
  2. #7fc4fe
  3. #b97ffe

Analogous

  1. #feb97f
  2. #fef87f
  3. #c4fe7f

Triadic

  1. #fef87f
  2. #7ffef8
  3. #f87ffe

Tetradic

  1. #fef87f
  2. #85fe7f
  3. #7f85fe
  4. #f87ffe

Square

  1. #fef87f
  2. #7ffeb9
  3. #7f85fe
  4. #fe7fc4

Monochromatic

  1. #e2d802
  2. #fdf433
  3. #fef87f
  4. #fffccb
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fef87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fef87f
  2. #e5df72
  3. #cbc666
  4. #b2ae59
  5. #98954c
  6. #7f7c40
  7. #666333
  8. #4c4a26
  9. #333219
  10. #19190d
  11. #000000

Tints

#fef87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fef87f
  2. #fef98c
  3. #fef999
  4. #fefaa5
  5. #fefbb2
  6. #fffcbf
  7. #fffccc
  8. #fffdd9
  9. #fffee5
  10. #fffef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fef87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fef87f
  2. #f1ec7f
  3. #e5e07f
  4. #d8d47f
  5. #ccc87f
  6. #bfbc80
  7. #b2b080
  8. #a6a480
  9. #999880
  10. #8d8c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f8f5cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff074 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff685 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffebdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff378 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff783 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fef87f {
  color: #fef87f;
}
Background
.bg-fef87f {
  background-color: #fef87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fef87f {
  border: 2px solid #fef87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fef87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 248 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 98% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fef87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fef87f, #c4fe7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fef87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 248 127 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.15 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.43 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.76 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.05 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.39 #010780 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fef87f  rgb(254, 248, 127)  hsl(57, 98%, 75%)  Pastel Yellow
#7f85fe  rgb(127, 133, 254)  hsl(237, 98%, 75%)  Cornflower Blue
#7ffef8  rgb(127, 254, 248)  hsl(177, 98%, 75%)  Electric Blue
#f87ffe  rgb(248, 127, 254)  hsl(297, 98%, 75%)  Fuchsia Pink