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#FAE694

#fae694 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fae694 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 90.2% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 48.24°, with 91.07% saturation and 78.04% 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 16.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.7906

Complementary

  1. #fae694
  2. #94a8fa

Split complementary

  1. #fae694
  2. #94dbfa
  3. #b394fa

Analogous

  1. #fab394
  2. #fae694
  3. #dbfa94

Triadic

  1. #fae694
  2. #94fae6
  3. #e694fa

Tetradic

  1. #fae694
  2. #a8fa94
  3. #94a8fa
  4. #e694fa

Square

  1. #fae694
  2. #94fab3
  3. #94a8fa
  4. #fa94db

Monochromatic

  1. #eabe0b
  2. #f7d54b
  3. #fae694
  4. #fdf7dd
  5. #fefaec

Shades

#fae694 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fae694
  2. #e1cf85
  3. #c8b876
  4. #afa168
  5. #968a59
  6. #7d734a
  7. #645c3b
  8. #4b452c
  9. #322e1e
  10. #19170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fae694 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fae694
  2. #fbe99f
  3. #fbeba9
  4. #fceeb4
  5. #fcf0bf
  6. #fdf3ca
  7. #fdf5d4
  8. #fef8df
  9. #fefaea
  10. #fffdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fae694 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fae694
  2. #eedc92
  3. #e2d290
  4. #d5c78e
  5. #c9bd8c
  6. #bdb38a
  7. #b1a988
  8. #a59f86
  9. #989484
  10. #8c8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee6ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6e28e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe997 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e490 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbe896 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffdfbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fae694 {
  color: #fae694;
}
Background
.bg-fae694 {
  background-color: #fae694;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fae694 {
  border: 2px solid #fae694;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fae694;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 230 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 91% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fae694 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fae694, #dbfa94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fae694 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 230 148 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.67 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.82 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.13 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.18 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.71 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.73 #05196b Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Buff
#fae694  rgb(250, 230, 148)  hsl(48, 91%, 78%)  Buff
#94a8fa  rgb(148, 168, 250)  hsl(228, 91%, 78%)  Cornflower Blue
#94fae6  rgb(148, 250, 230)  hsl(168, 91%, 78%)  Magic Mint
#e694fa  rgb(230, 148, 250)  hsl(288, 91%, 78%)  Violet