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#FDFD96 Pastel Yellow

#FDFD96 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Pastel Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 99.2% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(253, 253, 150)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 96% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 1% black. #FDFD96 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.67:1.

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Variations of #FDFD96

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FDFD96 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FDFD96 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FDFD96 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF99B
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF58E
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF891
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF99B
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFA99
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF1E4
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF8BF
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F7F7F7
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F9F9E4

#FDFD96 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.07:1 Very poor#FDFD96 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.67:1 Super#FDFD96 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDFD96 in CSS

/* Pastel Yellow */
.color { color: #FDFD96; }
.background { background-color: #FDFD96; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDFD96; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 253 150);
color: hsl(60 96% 79%);
color: oklch(0.972 0.126 108.5);

#FDFD96 FAQ

What color is #FDFD96?

#FDFD96 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FDFD96?

#FDFD96 is rgb(253, 253, 150) in RGB, hsl(60, 96%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 41%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDFD96?

The complementary color of #FDFD96 is #9696FD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDFD96?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDFD96: 19.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDFD96 a warm or cool color?

#FDFD96 is a warm color.