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#FAEC2D

#faec2d ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faec2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 82% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.9°, with 95.35% saturation and 57.84% 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 17.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.805

Complementary

  1. #faec2d
  2. #2d3bfa

Split complementary

  1. #faec2d
  2. #2da2fa
  3. #852dfa

Analogous

  1. #fa852d
  2. #faec2d
  3. #a2fa2d

Triadic

  1. #faec2d
  2. #2dfaec
  3. #ec2dfa

Tetradic

  1. #faec2d
  2. #3bfa2d
  3. #2d3bfa
  4. #ec2dfa

Square

  1. #faec2d
  2. #2dfa85
  3. #2d3bfa
  4. #fa2da2

Monochromatic

  1. #8b8103
  2. #d5c705
  3. #faec2d
  4. #fcf378
  5. #fefac2

Shades

#faec2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec2d
  2. #e1d429
  3. #c8bd24
  4. #afa520
  5. #968e1b
  6. #7d7617
  7. #645e12
  8. #4b470e
  9. #322f09
  10. #191805
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec2d
  2. #fbee42
  3. #fbf057
  4. #fcf26c
  5. #fcf481
  6. #fdf696
  7. #fdf7ab
  8. #fef9c0
  9. #fefbd5
  10. #fffdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec2d
  2. #eee135
  3. #e2d63e
  4. #d5cc46
  5. #c9c14e
  6. #bdb657
  7. #b1ab5f
  8. #a5a067
  9. #98966f
  10. #8c8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe702 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec2d {
  color: #faec2d;
}
Background
.bg-faec2d {
  background-color: #faec2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec2d {
  border: 2px solid #faec2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec2d, #a2fa2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 45 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.46 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.49 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.68 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.90 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.19 #0513d2 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faec2d  rgb(250, 236, 45)  hsl(56, 95%, 58%)  Aureolin
#2d3bfa  rgb(45, 59, 250)  hsl(236, 95%, 58%)  Han Purple
#2dfaec  rgb(45, 250, 236)  hsl(176, 95%, 58%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec2dfa  rgb(236, 45, 250)  hsl(296, 95%, 58%)  Fuchsia