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#FAEB57

#faeb57 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb57 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 65.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.48°, with 94.22% saturation and 66.08% 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 17.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.8043

Complementary

  1. #faeb57
  2. #5766fa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb57
  2. #57b7fa
  3. #9a57fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9a57
  2. #faeb57
  3. #b7fa57

Triadic

  1. #faeb57
  2. #57faeb
  3. #eb57fa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb57
  2. #66fa57
  3. #5766fa
  4. #eb57fa

Square

  1. #faeb57
  2. #57fa9a
  3. #5766fa
  4. #fa57b7

Monochromatic

  1. #b3a305
  2. #f8e20d
  3. #faeb57
  4. #fcf4a1
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faeb57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb57
  2. #e1d44e
  3. #c8bc46
  4. #afa53d
  5. #968d34
  6. #7d762c
  7. #645e23
  8. #4b471a
  9. #322f11
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb57
  2. #fbed68
  3. #fbef79
  4. #fcf189
  5. #fcf39a
  6. #fdf5ab
  7. #fdf7bc
  8. #fef9cd
  9. #fefbdd
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb57
  2. #eee05b
  3. #e2d65f
  4. #d5cb63
  5. #c9c067
  6. #bdb66c
  7. #b1ab70
  8. #a5a074
  9. #989578
  10. #8c8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe443 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde74c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb57 {
  color: #faeb57;
}
Background
.bg-faeb57 {
  background-color: #faeb57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb57 {
  border: 2px solid #faeb57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb57, #b7fa57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 87 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.11 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.31 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.40 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.48 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.51 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.00 #0514a8 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#faeb57  rgb(250, 235, 87)  hsl(54, 94%, 66%)  Dandelion
#5766fa  rgb(87, 102, 250)  hsl(234, 94%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57faeb  rgb(87, 250, 235)  hsl(174, 94%, 66%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb57fa  rgb(235, 87, 250)  hsl(294, 94%, 66%)  Heliotrope