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#FAE490

#fae490 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fae490 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 89.41% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.8% magenta, 42.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 47.55°, with 91.38% saturation and 77.25% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.7782

Complementary

  1. #fae490
  2. #90a6fa

Split complementary

  1. #fae490
  2. #90dbfa
  3. #af90fa

Analogous

  1. #faaf90
  2. #fae490
  3. #dbfa90

Triadic

  1. #fae490
  2. #90fae4
  3. #e490fa

Tetradic

  1. #fae490
  2. #a6fa90
  3. #90a6fa
  4. #e490fa

Square

  1. #fae490
  2. #90faaf
  3. #90a6fa
  4. #fa90db

Monochromatic

  1. #e7b90a
  2. #f7d247
  3. #fae490
  4. #fdf6d9
  5. #fefaeb

Shades

#fae490 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fae490
  2. #e1cd82
  3. #c8b673
  4. #afa065
  5. #968956
  6. #7d7248
  7. #645b3a
  8. #4b442b
  9. #322e1d
  10. #19170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fae490 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fae490
  2. #fbe79b
  3. #fbe9a6
  4. #fcecb1
  5. #fcefbc
  6. #fdf2c8
  7. #fdf4d3
  8. #fef7de
  9. #fefae9
  10. #fffcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fae490 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fae490
  2. #eeda8e
  3. #e2d08d
  4. #d5c68b
  5. #c9bc8a
  6. #bdb288
  7. #b1a886
  8. #a59e85
  9. #989483
  10. #8c8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ede4c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4e08a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae793 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd8cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e28c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fae692 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffddb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fae490 {
  color: #fae490;
}
Background
.bg-fae490 {
  background-color: #fae490;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fae490 {
  border: 2px solid #fae490;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fae490;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 228 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 91% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fae490 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fae490, #dbfa90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fae490 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 228 144 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.27 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.46 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.55 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.55 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.57 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.97 #051b6f Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Buff
#fae490  rgb(250, 228, 144)  hsl(48, 91%, 77%)  Buff
#90a6fa  rgb(144, 166, 250)  hsl(228, 91%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#90fae4  rgb(144, 250, 228)  hsl(168, 91%, 77%)  Aquamarine
#e490fa  rgb(228, 144, 250)  hsl(288, 91%, 77%)  Violet