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#FFFD97 Pastel Yellow

#FFFD97 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Pastel Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 99.2% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(255, 253, 151)). Its HSL value is 59° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FFFD97 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.75:1.

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Variations of #FFFD97

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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#FFFD97 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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#FFFD97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFD97 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 #FFFA9C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF68F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF892
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFA9C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFB99
  • 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 #FFF8C0
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F8F8F8
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FAF9E5

#FFFD97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.06:1 Very poor#FFFD97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.75:1 Super#FFFD97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFD97 in CSS

/* Pastel Yellow */
.color { color: #FFFD97; }
.background { background-color: #FFFD97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFD97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 253 151);
color: hsl(59 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.974 0.124 107.5);

#FFFD97 FAQ

What color is #FFFD97?

#FFFD97 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 #FFFD97?

#FFFD97 is rgb(255, 253, 151) in RGB, hsl(59, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFD97?

The complementary color of #FFFD97 is #9799FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFD97?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFD97: 19.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFD97 a warm or cool color?

#FFFD97 is a warm color.