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#FAEC5E

#faec5e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faec5e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.55% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 62.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.62°, with 93.98% saturation and 67.45% 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 17.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8112

Complementary

  1. #faec5e
  2. #5e6cfa

Split complementary

  1. #faec5e
  2. #5ebafa
  3. #9e5efa

Analogous

  1. #fa9e5e
  2. #faec5e
  3. #bafa5e

Triadic

  1. #faec5e
  2. #5efaec
  3. #ec5efa

Tetradic

  1. #faec5e
  2. #6cfa5e
  3. #5e6cfa
  4. #ec5efa

Square

  1. #faec5e
  2. #5efa9e
  3. #5e6cfa
  4. #fa5eba

Monochromatic

  1. #b9a906
  2. #f8e314
  3. #faec5e
  4. #fcf5a8
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faec5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec5e
  2. #e1d455
  3. #c8bd4b
  4. #afa542
  5. #968e38
  6. #7d762f
  7. #645e26
  8. #4b471c
  9. #322f13
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec5e
  2. #fbee6e
  3. #fbf07e
  4. #fcf28e
  5. #fcf49e
  6. #fdf6af
  7. #fdf7bf
  8. #fef9cf
  9. #fefbdf
  10. #fffdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec5e
  2. #eee161
  3. #e2d665
  4. #d5cc68
  5. #c9c16c
  6. #bdb66f
  7. #b1ab72
  8. #a5a076
  9. #989679
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0eac1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe54d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde854 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec5e {
  color: #faec5e;
}
Background
.bg-faec5e {
  background-color: #faec5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec5e {
  border: 2px solid #faec5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec5e, #bafa5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 94 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.69 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.85 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.03 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.09 #0513a1 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faec5e  rgb(250, 236, 94)  hsl(55, 94%, 67%)  Icterine
#5e6cfa  rgb(94, 108, 250)  hsl(235, 94%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5efaec  rgb(94, 250, 236)  hsl(175, 94%, 67%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec5efa  rgb(236, 94, 250)  hsl(295, 94%, 67%)  Heliotrope