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#FAEB3A

#faeb3a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faeb3a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.16% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 76.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.31°, with 95.05% saturation and 60.39% 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 17.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.8005

Complementary

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #3a49fa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #3aa9fa
  3. #8b3afa

Analogous

  1. #fa8b3a
  2. #faeb3a
  3. #a9fa3a

Triadic

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #3afaeb
  3. #eb3afa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #49fa3a
  3. #3a49fa
  4. #eb3afa

Square

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #3afa8b
  3. #3a49fa
  4. #fa3aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #978c04
  2. #e2d106
  3. #faeb3a
  4. #fcf385
  5. #fefacf

Shades

#faeb3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #e1d434
  3. #c8bc2e
  4. #afa529
  5. #968d23
  6. #7d761d
  7. #645e17
  8. #4b4711
  9. #322f0c
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #fbed4e
  3. #fbef61
  4. #fcf175
  5. #fcf389
  6. #fdf59d
  7. #fdf7b0
  8. #fef9c4
  9. #fefbd8
  10. #fffdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb3a
  2. #eee041
  3. #e2d648
  4. #d5cb4f
  5. #c9c056
  6. #bdb65d
  7. #b1ab64
  8. #a5a06b
  9. #989572
  10. #8c8b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe303 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee624 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb3a {
  color: #faeb3a;
}
Background
.bg-faeb3a {
  background-color: #faeb3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb3a {
  border: 2px solid #faeb3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb3a, #a9fa3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.21 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.37 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.53 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.37 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.57 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.90 #0514c5 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#faeb3a  rgb(250, 235, 58)  hsl(55, 95%, 60%)  Dandelion
#3a49fa  rgb(58, 73, 250)  hsl(235, 95%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#3afaeb  rgb(58, 250, 235)  hsl(175, 95%, 60%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb3afa  rgb(235, 58, 250)  hsl(295, 95%, 60%)  Fuchsia