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#FAEC66

#faec66 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faec66 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 59.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.32°, with 93.67% saturation and 69.02% 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 17.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8127

Complementary

  1. #faec66
  2. #6674fa

Split complementary

  1. #faec66
  2. #66befa
  3. #a266fa

Analogous

  1. #faa266
  2. #faec66
  3. #befa66

Triadic

  1. #faec66
  2. #66faec
  3. #ec66fa

Tetradic

  1. #faec66
  2. #74fa66
  3. #6674fa
  4. #ec66fa

Square

  1. #faec66
  2. #66faa2
  3. #6674fa
  4. #fa66be

Monochromatic

  1. #c1af06
  2. #f8e31c
  3. #faec66
  4. #fcf5b0
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faec66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec66
  2. #e1d45c
  3. #c8bd52
  4. #afa547
  5. #968e3d
  6. #7d7633
  7. #645e29
  8. #4b471f
  9. #322f14
  10. #19180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec66
  2. #fbee75
  3. #fbf085
  4. #fcf294
  5. #fcf4a3
  6. #fdf6b3
  7. #fdf7c2
  8. #fef9d1
  9. #fefbe0
  10. #fffdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec66
  2. #eee169
  3. #e2d66b
  4. #d5cc6e
  5. #c9c170
  6. #bdb673
  7. #b1ab76
  8. #a5a078
  9. #98967b
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0eac2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe557 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde85d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec66 {
  color: #faec66;
}
Background
.bg-faec66 {
  background-color: #faec66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec66 {
  border: 2px solid #faec66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 94% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec66, #befa66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 102 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.26 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.35 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.34 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.61 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.79 #051399 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faec66  rgb(250, 236, 102)  hsl(54, 94%, 69%)  Icterine
#6674fa  rgb(102, 116, 250)  hsl(234, 94%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66faec  rgb(102, 250, 236)  hsl(174, 94%, 69%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec66fa  rgb(236, 102, 250)  hsl(294, 94%, 69%)  Heliotrope