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#FAEC6D

#faec6d ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faec6d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 56.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.04°, with 93.38% saturation and 70.39% 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 17.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8142

Complementary

  1. #faec6d
  2. #6d7bfa

Split complementary

  1. #faec6d
  2. #6dc2fa
  3. #a56dfa

Analogous

  1. #faa56d
  2. #faec6d
  3. #c2fa6d

Triadic

  1. #faec6d
  2. #6dfaec
  3. #ec6dfa

Tetradic

  1. #faec6d
  2. #7bfa6d
  3. #6d7bfa
  4. #ec6dfa

Square

  1. #faec6d
  2. #6dfaa5
  3. #6d7bfa
  4. #fa6dc2

Monochromatic

  1. #c7b407
  2. #f7e223
  3. #faec6d
  4. #fdf6b7
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#faec6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec6d
  2. #e1d462
  3. #c8bd57
  4. #afa54c
  5. #968e41
  6. #7d7637
  7. #645e2c
  8. #4b4721
  9. #322f16
  10. #19180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec6d
  2. #fbee7c
  3. #fbf08a
  4. #fcf299
  5. #fcf4a7
  6. #fdf6b6
  7. #fdf7c5
  8. #fef9d3
  9. #fefbe2
  10. #fffdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec6d
  2. #eee16f
  3. #e2d671
  4. #d5cc73
  5. #c9c175
  6. #bdb677
  7. #b1ab78
  8. #a5a07a
  9. #98967c
  10. #8c8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0eac4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe560 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffded0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde865 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec6d {
  color: #faec6d;
}
Background
.bg-faec6d {
  background-color: #faec6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec6d {
  border: 2px solid #faec6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec6d, #c2fa6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 109 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.00 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.14 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.19 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.73 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.76 #051392 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faec6d  rgb(250, 236, 109)  hsl(54, 93%, 70%)  Icterine
#6d7bfa  rgb(109, 123, 250)  hsl(234, 93%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6dfaec  rgb(109, 250, 236)  hsl(174, 93%, 70%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec6dfa  rgb(236, 109, 250)  hsl(294, 93%, 70%)  Heliotrope