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#FAEB50

#faeb50 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb50 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 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 68% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.71°, with 94.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 17.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.8032

Complementary

  1. #faeb50
  2. #505ffa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb50
  2. #50b4fa
  3. #9650fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9650
  2. #faeb50
  3. #b4fa50

Triadic

  1. #faeb50
  2. #50faeb
  3. #eb50fa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb50
  2. #5ffa50
  3. #505ffa
  4. #eb50fa

Square

  1. #faeb50
  2. #50fa96
  3. #505ffa
  4. #fa50b4

Monochromatic

  1. #ac9d05
  2. #f6e107
  3. #faeb50
  4. #fcf49a
  5. #fefce5

Shades

#faeb50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb50
  2. #e1d448
  3. #c8bc40
  4. #afa538
  5. #968d30
  6. #7d7628
  7. #645e20
  8. #4b4718
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb50
  2. #fbed62
  3. #fbef73
  4. #fcf185
  5. #fcf396
  6. #fdf5a8
  7. #fdf7b9
  8. #fef9cb
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb50
  2. #eee055
  3. #e2d65a
  4. #d5cb5e
  5. #c9c063
  6. #bdb668
  7. #b1ab6d
  8. #a5a072
  9. #989576
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe339 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde643 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb50 {
  color: #faeb50;
}
Background
.bg-faeb50 {
  background-color: #faeb50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb50 {
  border: 2px solid #faeb50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb50, #b4fa50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 80 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.70 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.24 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.77 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.79 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.24 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.64 #0514af Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#faeb50  rgb(250, 235, 80)  hsl(55, 94%, 65%)  Dandelion
#505ffa  rgb(80, 95, 250)  hsl(235, 94%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#50faeb  rgb(80, 250, 235)  hsl(175, 94%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb50fa  rgb(235, 80, 250)  hsl(295, 94%, 65%)  Fuchsia