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#FFFC97 Pastel Yellow

#FFFC97 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Pastel Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 98.8% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(255, 252, 151)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FFFC97 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.62:1.

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Variations of #FFFC97

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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#FFFC97 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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#FFFC97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFC97 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF99B
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF58F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF792
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF99B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFA99
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF0E3
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF7BF
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F7F7F7
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F9F8E4

#FFFC97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.07:1 Very poor#FFFC97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.62:1 Super#FFFC97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFC97 in CSS

/* Pastel Yellow */
.color { color: #FFFC97; }
.background { background-color: #FFFC97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFC97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 252 151);
color: hsl(58 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.972 0.123 107.0);

#FFFC97 FAQ

What color is #FFFC97?

#FFFC97 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 #FFFC97?

#FFFC97 is rgb(255, 252, 151) in RGB, hsl(58, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFC97?

The complementary color of #FFFC97 is #979AFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFC97?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFC97: 19.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFC97 a warm or cool color?

#FFFC97 is a warm color.