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#FAEB65

#faeb65 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb65 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 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 59.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 53.96°, with 93.71% saturation and 68.82% 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 17.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.8068

Complementary

  1. #faeb65
  2. #6574fa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb65
  2. #65befa
  3. #a065fa

Analogous

  1. #faa065
  2. #faeb65
  3. #befa65

Triadic

  1. #faeb65
  2. #65faeb
  3. #eb65fa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb65
  2. #74fa65
  3. #6574fa
  4. #eb65fa

Square

  1. #faeb65
  2. #65faa0
  3. #6574fa
  4. #fa65be

Monochromatic

  1. #c0ad06
  2. #f8e11b
  3. #faeb65
  4. #fcf5af
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#faeb65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb65
  2. #e1d45b
  3. #c8bc51
  4. #afa547
  5. #968d3d
  6. #7d7633
  7. #645e28
  8. #4b471e
  9. #322f14
  10. #19180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb65
  2. #fbed74
  3. #fbef84
  4. #fcf193
  5. #fcf3a3
  6. #fdf5b2
  7. #fdf7c1
  8. #fef9d1
  9. #fefbe0
  10. #fffdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb65
  2. #eee068
  3. #e2d66a
  4. #d5cb6d
  5. #c9c070
  6. #bdb673
  7. #b1ab75
  8. #a5a078
  9. #98957b
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee456 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdcce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde75c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb65 {
  color: #faeb65;
}
Background
.bg-faeb65 {
  background-color: #faeb65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb65 {
  border: 2px solid #faeb65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 94% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb65, #befa65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 101 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.52 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.21 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.15 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.26 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.59 #05149a Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faeb65  rgb(250, 235, 101)  hsl(54, 94%, 69%)  Icterine
#6574fa  rgb(101, 116, 250)  hsl(234, 94%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#65faeb  rgb(101, 250, 235)  hsl(174, 94%, 69%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb65fa  rgb(235, 101, 250)  hsl(294, 94%, 69%)  Heliotrope