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#FAEC6A

#faec6a ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faec6a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 57.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.17°, with 93.51% saturation and 69.8% 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 17.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8136

Complementary

  1. #faec6a
  2. #6a78fa

Split complementary

  1. #faec6a
  2. #6ac0fa
  3. #a46afa

Analogous

  1. #faa46a
  2. #faec6a
  3. #c0fa6a

Triadic

  1. #faec6a
  2. #6afaec
  3. #ec6afa

Tetradic

  1. #faec6a
  2. #78fa6a
  3. #6a78fa
  4. #ec6afa

Square

  1. #faec6a
  2. #6afaa4
  3. #6a78fa
  4. #fa6ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #c4b207
  2. #f8e320
  3. #faec6a
  4. #fcf5b4
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#faec6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec6a
  2. #e1d45f
  3. #c8bd55
  4. #afa54a
  5. #968e40
  6. #7d7635
  7. #645e2a
  8. #4b4720
  9. #322f15
  10. #19180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec6a
  2. #fbee79
  3. #fbf088
  4. #fcf297
  5. #fcf4a6
  6. #fdf6b5
  7. #fdf7c3
  8. #fef9d2
  9. #fefbe1
  10. #fffdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec6a
  2. #eee16c
  3. #e2d66e
  4. #d5cc71
  5. #c9c173
  6. #bdb675
  7. #b1ab77
  8. #a5a079
  9. #98967c
  10. #8c8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0eac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe55c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffded0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde862 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec6a {
  color: #faec6a;
}
Background
.bg-faec6a {
  background-color: #faec6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec6a {
  border: 2px solid #faec6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 94% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec6a, #c0fa6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 106 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.49 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.71 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.10 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.51 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.75 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.77 #051395 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faec6a  rgb(250, 236, 106)  hsl(54, 94%, 70%)  Icterine
#6a78fa  rgb(106, 120, 250)  hsl(234, 94%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6afaec  rgb(106, 250, 236)  hsl(174, 94%, 70%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec6afa  rgb(236, 106, 250)  hsl(294, 94%, 70%)  Heliotrope