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#FAEB72

#faeb72 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 54.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 53.38°, with 93.15% saturation and 71.37% 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 17.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.8096

Complementary

  1. #faeb72
  2. #7281fa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb72
  2. #72c5fa
  3. #a772fa

Analogous

  1. #faa772
  2. #faeb72
  3. #c5fa72

Triadic

  1. #faeb72
  2. #72faeb
  3. #eb72fa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb72
  2. #81fa72
  3. #7281fa
  4. #eb72fa

Square

  1. #faeb72
  2. #72faa7
  3. #7281fa
  4. #fa72c5

Monochromatic

  1. #ccb607
  2. #f7e128
  3. #faeb72
  4. #fdf5bc
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#faeb72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb72
  2. #e1d467
  3. #c8bc5b
  4. #afa550
  5. #968d44
  6. #7d7639
  7. #645e2e
  8. #4b4722
  9. #322f17
  10. #19180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb72
  2. #fbed80
  3. #fbef8e
  4. #fcf19c
  5. #fcf3aa
  6. #fdf5b9
  7. #fdf7c7
  8. #fef9d5
  9. #fefbe3
  10. #fffdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb72
  2. #eee073
  3. #e2d675
  4. #d5cb76
  5. #c9c078
  6. #bdb679
  7. #b1ab7a
  8. #a5a07c
  9. #98957d
  10. #8c8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0e9c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde466 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fce76b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb72 {
  color: #faeb72;
}
Background
.bg-faeb72 {
  background-color: #faeb72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb72 {
  border: 2px solid #faeb72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb72, #c5fa72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 114 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.55 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.57 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.07 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.17 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.26 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.46 #05148d Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faeb72  rgb(250, 235, 114)  hsl(53, 93%, 71%)  Icterine
#7281fa  rgb(114, 129, 250)  hsl(233, 93%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#72faeb  rgb(114, 250, 235)  hsl(173, 93%, 71%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb72fa  rgb(235, 114, 250)  hsl(293, 93%, 71%)  Heliotrope