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#FDFF9A Pastel Yellow

#FDFF9A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Pastel Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 100.0% green and 60.4% blue (rgb(253, 255, 154)). Its HSL value is 61° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. #FDFF9A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.95:1.

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Variations of #FDFF9A

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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#FDFF9A 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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#FDFF9A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FDFF9A 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 #FFFB9F
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF792
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF996
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFB9F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFC9C
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF4E6
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFFAC2
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F9F9F9
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FAFBE6

#FDFF9A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.05:1 Very poor#FDFF9A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.95:1 Super#FDFF9A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDFF9A in CSS

/* Pastel Yellow */
.color { color: #FDFF9A; }
.background { background-color: #FDFF9A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FDFF9A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 255 154);
color: hsl(61 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.977 0.124 109.5);

#FDFF9A FAQ

What color is #FDFF9A?

#FDFF9A 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 #FDFF9A?

#FDFF9A is rgb(253, 255, 154) in RGB, hsl(61, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDFF9A?

The complementary color of #FDFF9A is #9C9AFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDFF9A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDFF9A: 19.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDFF9A a warm or cool color?

#FDFF9A is a warm color.