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#FAEB4B

#faeb4b ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb4b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 70% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.86°, with 94.59% saturation and 63.73% 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 17.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.8025

Complementary

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #4b5afa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #4bb2fa
  3. #944bfa

Analogous

  1. #fa944b
  2. #faeb4b
  3. #b2fa4b

Triadic

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #4bfaeb
  3. #eb4bfa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #5afa4b
  3. #4b5afa
  4. #eb4bfa

Square

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #4bfa94
  3. #4b5afa
  4. #fa4bb2

Monochromatic

  1. #a79905
  2. #f2de07
  3. #faeb4b
  4. #fcf395
  5. #fefce0

Shades

#faeb4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #e1d444
  3. #c8bc3c
  4. #afa535
  5. #968d2d
  6. #7d7626
  7. #645e1e
  8. #4b4717
  9. #322f0f
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #fbed5d
  3. #fbef6f
  4. #fcf181
  5. #fcf393
  6. #fdf5a5
  7. #fdf7b7
  8. #fef9c9
  9. #fefbdb
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb4b
  2. #eee050
  3. #e2d656
  4. #d5cb5b
  5. #c9c060
  6. #bdb666
  7. #b1ab6b
  8. #a5a070
  9. #989575
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe331 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde63d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb4b {
  color: #faeb4b;
}
Background
.bg-faeb4b {
  background-color: #faeb4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb4b {
  border: 2px solid #faeb4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb4b, #b2fa4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 75 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.48 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.34 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.42 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.52 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.11 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.30 #0514b4 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#faeb4b  rgb(250, 235, 75)  hsl(55, 95%, 64%)  Dandelion
#4b5afa  rgb(75, 90, 250)  hsl(235, 95%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4bfaeb  rgb(75, 250, 235)  hsl(175, 95%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb4bfa  rgb(235, 75, 250)  hsl(295, 95%, 64%)  Fuchsia