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#FAEC1D

#faec1d ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faec1d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.55% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 88.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.2°, with 95.67% saturation and 54.71% 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 17.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 0.88.

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Relative luminance0.804

Complementary

  1. #faec1d
  2. #1d2bfa

Split complementary

  1. #faec1d
  2. #1d9afa
  3. #7e1dfa

Analogous

  1. #fa7e1d
  2. #faec1d
  3. #9afa1d

Triadic

  1. #faec1d
  2. #1dfaec
  3. #ec1dfa

Tetradic

  1. #faec1d
  2. #2bfa1d
  3. #1d2bfa
  4. #ec1dfa

Square

  1. #faec1d
  2. #1dfa7e
  3. #1d2bfa
  4. #fa1d9a

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7403
  2. #c6ba04
  3. #faec1d
  4. #fcf268
  5. #fdf9b3

Shades

#faec1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec1d
  2. #e1d41a
  3. #c8bd17
  4. #afa514
  5. #968e11
  6. #7d760f
  7. #645e0c
  8. #4b4709
  9. #322f06
  10. #191803
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec1d
  2. #fbee34
  3. #fbf04a
  4. #fcf261
  5. #fcf477
  6. #fdf68e
  7. #fdf7a5
  8. #fef9bb
  9. #fefbd2
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec1d
  2. #eee127
  3. #e2d631
  4. #d5cc3b
  5. #c9c145
  6. #bdb64f
  7. #b1ab58
  8. #a5a062
  9. #98966c
  10. #8c8b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec1d {
  color: #faec1d;
}
Background
.bg-faec1d {
  background-color: #faec1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec1d {
  border: 2px solid #faec1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 96% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec1d, #9afa1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 29 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.88 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 1.99 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.37 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.76 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.45 #0513e2 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faec1d  rgb(250, 236, 29)  hsl(56, 96%, 55%)  Aureolin
#1d2bfa  rgb(29, 43, 250)  hsl(236, 96%, 55%)  Han Purple
#1dfaec  rgb(29, 250, 236)  hsl(176, 96%, 55%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec1dfa  rgb(236, 29, 250)  hsl(296, 96%, 55%)  Fuchsia