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#FADE4E

#fade4e ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fade4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 87.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.2% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 50.23°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.7312

Complementary

  1. #fade4e
  2. #4e6afa

Split complementary

  1. #fade4e
  2. #4ec0fa
  3. #884efa

Analogous

  1. #fa884e
  2. #fade4e
  3. #c0fa4e

Triadic

  1. #fade4e
  2. #4efade
  3. #de4efa

Tetradic

  1. #fade4e
  2. #6afa4e
  3. #4e6afa
  4. #de4efa

Square

  1. #fade4e
  2. #4efa88
  3. #4e6afa
  4. #fa4ec0

Monochromatic

  1. #aa8f05
  2. #f5ce07
  3. #fade4e
  4. #fcec98
  5. #fefae3

Shades

#fade4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fade4e
  2. #e1c846
  3. #c8b23e
  4. #af9b37
  5. #96852f
  6. #7d6f27
  7. #64591f
  8. #4b4317
  9. #322c10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fade4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fade4e
  2. #fbe160
  3. #fbe571
  4. #fce883
  5. #fceb95
  6. #fdefa7
  7. #fdf2b8
  8. #fef5ca
  9. #fef8dc
  10. #fffced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fade4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fade4e
  2. #eed553
  3. #e2cb58
  4. #d5c25d
  5. #c9b862
  6. #bdaf67
  7. #b1a66c
  8. #a59c71
  9. #989376
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eadeb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d939 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe256 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6db42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae153 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fade4e {
  color: #fade4e;
}
Background
.bg-fade4e {
  background-color: #fade4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fade4e {
  border: 2px solid #fade4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fade4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 222 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fade4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fade4e, #c0fa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fade4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 222 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.27 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.47 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.57 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.95 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.48 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.91 #0521b1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#fade4e  rgb(250, 222, 78)  hsl(50, 95%, 64%)  Banana Yellow
#4e6afa  rgb(78, 106, 250)  hsl(230, 95%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efade  rgb(78, 250, 222)  hsl(170, 95%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#de4efa  rgb(222, 78, 250)  hsl(290, 95%, 64%)  Fuchsia