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#FFFA8A

#fffa8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fffa8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 98.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 57.44°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 19.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.9147

Complementary

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #8a8fff

Split complementary

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #8ac9ff
  3. #c08aff

Analogous

  1. #ffc08a
  2. #fffa8a
  3. #c9ff8a

Triadic

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #8afffa
  3. #fa8aff

Tetradic

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #8fff8a
  3. #8a8fff
  4. #fa8aff

Square

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #8affc0
  3. #8a8fff
  4. #ff8ac9

Monochromatic

  1. #f0e600
  2. #fff73e
  3. #fffa8a
  4. #fffdd7
  5. #fffeeb

Shades

#fffa8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #e6e17c
  3. #ccc86e
  4. #b3af61
  5. #999653
  6. #807d45
  7. #666437
  8. #4d4b29
  9. #33321c
  10. #1a190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fffa8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #fffb96
  3. #fffba1
  4. #fffcad
  5. #fffcb9
  6. #fffdc5
  7. #fffdd0
  8. #fffedc
  9. #fffee8
  10. #fffff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fffa8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fffa8a
  2. #f2ee89
  3. #e6e288
  4. #d9d587
  5. #ccc986
  6. #c0bd85
  7. #b3b184
  8. #a6a583
  9. #999882
  10. #8d8c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f9f7d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff280 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff88f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffede0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff584 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff98d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff2c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fffa8a {
  color: #fffa8a;
}
Background
.bg-fffa8a {
  background-color: #fffa8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fffa8a {
  border: 2px solid #fffa8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fffa8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 250 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fffa8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fffa8a, #c9ff8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fffa8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 250 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 1.94 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.60 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.06 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.54 #000575 Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#fffa8a  rgb(255, 250, 138)  hsl(57, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#8a8fff  rgb(138, 143, 255)  hsl(237, 100%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#8afffa  rgb(138, 255, 250)  hsl(177, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#fa8aff  rgb(250, 138, 255)  hsl(297, 100%, 77%)  Violet