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#FAEB5F

#faeb5f ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb5f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 62% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.19°, with 93.94% saturation and 67.65% 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 17.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8057

Complementary

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #5f6efa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #5fbcfa
  3. #9d5ffa

Analogous

  1. #fa9d5f
  2. #faeb5f
  3. #bcfa5f

Triadic

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #5ffaeb
  3. #eb5ffa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #6efa5f
  3. #5f6efa
  4. #eb5ffa

Square

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #5ffa9d
  3. #5f6efa
  4. #fa5fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #baa906
  2. #f8e215
  3. #faeb5f
  4. #fcf4a9
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faeb5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #e1d456
  3. #c8bc4c
  4. #afa543
  5. #968d39
  6. #7d7630
  7. #645e26
  8. #4b471d
  9. #322f13
  10. #19180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #fbed6f
  3. #fbef7f
  4. #fcf18f
  5. #fcf39f
  6. #fdf5af
  7. #fdf7bf
  8. #fef9cf
  9. #fefbdf
  10. #fffdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb5f
  2. #eee062
  3. #e2d666
  4. #d5cb69
  5. #c9c06c
  6. #bdb670
  7. #b1ab73
  8. #a5a076
  9. #989579
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe44e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde755 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb5f {
  color: #faeb5f;
}
Background
.bg-faeb5f {
  background-color: #faeb5f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb5f {
  border: 2px solid #faeb5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb5f, #bcfa5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 95 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.70 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.01 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.04 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.15 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.25 #0514a0 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faeb5f  rgb(250, 235, 95)  hsl(54, 94%, 68%)  Icterine
#5f6efa  rgb(95, 110, 250)  hsl(234, 94%, 68%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5ffaeb  rgb(95, 250, 235)  hsl(174, 94%, 68%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb5ffa  rgb(235, 95, 250)  hsl(294, 94%, 68%)  Heliotrope