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Named color

Pastel Yellow

Pastel Yellow color #FDFD96: RGB 253, 253, 150 and HSL 60°, 96%, 79%. Explore its warm yellow profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#FDFD96 yellow warm pastel
HEX #FDFD96
RGB rgb(253, 253, 150)
HSL hsl(60 96% 79%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 41, 1)
Luminance 0.9334
Contrast Black 19.67:1White 1.07:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-pastel-yellow: #FDFD96;
.bg-pastel-yellow { background-color: #FDFD96; }
.text-pastel-yellow { color: #FDFD96; }
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Color meaning and use

About Pastel Yellow Color

Pastel Yellow uses HEX #FDFD96, RGB 253, 253, 150, and HSL 60°, 96%, 79%. The dataset classifies it in the yellow family with warm temperature and pastel visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.9334; black contrast is 19.67:1 and white contrast is 1.07:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pastel Yellow against black and white text.

Black text19.67:1AA Pass
White text1.07:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Pastel Yellow Color Reference Infographic

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Pastel Yellow color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#9696FD#9696FD#FDC996#FDC996#C9FD96#C9FD96#96FDFD#96FDFD#FD96FD#FD96FD
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Variants

Ivory#FFFFF0#FBFB3C#FBFB3C#FFFF94#FFFF94#F1F1A2#F1F1A2White#FFFFFF#FFFFBD#FFFFBD

Pairings

Black#000000#9696FD#9696FD#FDC996#FDC996#C9FD96#C9FD96Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9334
Black text19.67:1AA Pass
White text1.07:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#FDFD96",
  "rgb": [
    253,
    253,
    150
  ],
  "hsl": [
    60,
    96,
    79
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    41,
    1
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9334,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 19.67,
    "white": 1.07
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#9696FD",
  "analogous": [
    "#FDC996",
    "#C9FD96"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#96FDFD",
    "#FD96FD"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#96FDC9",
    "#9696FD",
    "#FD96C9"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#96C9FD",
    "#C996FD"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFF0",
    "#FDFD96",
    "#FBFB3C"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFF0",
  "dark": "#FBFB3C",
  "saturated": "#FFFF94",
  "desaturated": "#F1F1A2",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFBD"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#9696FD",
    "#FDC996",
    "#C9FD96"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#F1F1A2",
    "#FFFFF0"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFF0",
    "#F1F1A2"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "butter",
    "khaki",
    "pale-goldenrod",
    "vanilla",
    "soft-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "pastel-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "pastel-yellow-vs-butter",
    "pastel-yellow-vs-khaki"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/pastel-yellow",
    "/wcag/pastel-yellow",
    "/css/colors/pastel-yellow",
    "/hex/fdfd96",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/pastel-yellow"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/butter",
      "/colors/khaki",
      "/colors/pale-goldenrod",
      "/colors/vanilla",
      "/colors/soft-yellow",
      "/compare/pastel-yellow-vs-butter",
      "/compare/pastel-yellow-vs-khaki",
      "/harmonies/pastel-yellow",
      "/wcag/pastel-yellow",
      "/css/colors/pastel-yellow",
      "/hex/fdfd96",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "pastel-yellow",
  "name": "Pastel Yellow",
  "hex": "#FDFD96",
  "uses": [
    "soft UI backgrounds",
    "pastel palettes",
    "gentle product design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "softness",
      "care",
      "lightness"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "beauty",
      "children products",
      "lifestyle"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-contrast operational alerts"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "yellow",
    "warm",
    "pastel",
    "soft-ui-backgrounds",
    "pastel-palettes",
    "gentle-product-design",
    "softness",
    "care",
    "lightness"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    253,
    253,
    150
  ],
  "hsl": [
    60,
    96,
    79
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    41,
    1
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9334,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 19.67,
    "white": 1.07
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#9696FD",
    "analogous": [
      "#FDC996",
      "#C9FD96"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#96FDFD",
      "#FD96FD"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#96FDC9",
      "#9696FD",
      "#FD96C9"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#96C9FD",
      "#C996FD"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FFFFF0",
      "#FDFD96",
      "#FBFB3C"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#FFFFF0",
    "dark": "#FBFB3C",
    "saturated": "#FFFF94",
    "desaturated": "#F1F1A2",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#FFFFBD"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-pastel-yellow: #FDFD96;",
    "utility": ".bg-pastel-yellow { background-color: #FDFD96; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-pastel-yellow { color: #FDFD96; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "butter",
    "khaki",
    "pale-goldenrod",
    "vanilla",
    "soft-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "pastel-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "pastel-yellow-vs-butter",
    "pastel-yellow-vs-khaki"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/pastel-yellow",
    "/wcag/pastel-yellow",
    "/css/colors/pastel-yellow",
    "/hex/fdfd96",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/pastel-yellow"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/butter",
      "/colors/khaki",
      "/colors/pale-goldenrod",
      "/colors/vanilla",
      "/colors/soft-yellow",
      "/compare/pastel-yellow-vs-butter",
      "/compare/pastel-yellow-vs-khaki",
      "/harmonies/pastel-yellow",
      "/wcag/pastel-yellow",
      "/css/colors/pastel-yellow",
      "/hex/fdfd96",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#9696FD",
      "#FDC996",
      "#C9FD96"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#F1F1A2",
      "#FFFFF0"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FFFFF0",
      "#F1F1A2"
    ]
  }
}
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