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#FAEB45

#faeb45 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb45 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.16% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 72.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.03°, with 94.76% saturation and 62.55% 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 17.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.8017

Complementary

  1. #faeb45
  2. #4554fa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb45
  2. #45aefa
  3. #9145fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9145
  2. #faeb45
  3. #aefa45

Triadic

  1. #faeb45
  2. #45faeb
  3. #eb45fa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb45
  2. #54fa45
  3. #4554fa
  4. #eb45fa

Square

  1. #faeb45
  2. #45fa91
  3. #4554fa
  4. #fa45ae

Monochromatic

  1. #a29504
  2. #ecd906
  3. #faeb45
  4. #fcf390
  5. #fefbda

Shades

#faeb45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb45
  2. #e1d43e
  3. #c8bc37
  4. #afa530
  5. #968d29
  6. #7d7623
  7. #645e1c
  8. #4b4715
  9. #322f0e
  10. #191807
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb45
  2. #fbed58
  3. #fbef6a
  4. #fcf17d
  5. #fcf38f
  6. #fdf5a2
  7. #fdf7b5
  8. #fef9c7
  9. #fefbda
  10. #fffdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb45
  2. #eee04b
  3. #e2d651
  4. #d5cb57
  5. #c9c05d
  6. #bdb663
  7. #b1ab68
  8. #a5a06e
  9. #989574
  10. #8c8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe325 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee635 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe1a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb45 {
  color: #faeb45;
}
Background
.bg-faeb45 {
  background-color: #faeb45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb45 {
  border: 2px solid #faeb45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb45, #aefa45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 69 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.30 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.06 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.08 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.51 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.92 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.01 #0514ba Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#faeb45  rgb(250, 235, 69)  hsl(55, 95%, 63%)  Dandelion
#4554fa  rgb(69, 84, 250)  hsl(235, 95%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#45faeb  rgb(69, 250, 235)  hsl(175, 95%, 63%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb45fa  rgb(235, 69, 250)  hsl(295, 95%, 63%)  Fuchsia