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#FAEC74

#faec74 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faec74 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 53.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 53.73°, with 93.06% saturation and 71.76% 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 17.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.8158

Complementary

  1. #faec74
  2. #7482fa

Split complementary

  1. #faec74
  2. #74c5fa
  3. #a974fa

Analogous

  1. #faa974
  2. #faec74
  3. #c5fa74

Triadic

  1. #faec74
  2. #74faec
  3. #ec74fa

Tetradic

  1. #faec74
  2. #82fa74
  3. #7482fa
  4. #ec74fa

Square

  1. #faec74
  2. #74faa9
  3. #7482fa
  4. #fa74c5

Monochromatic

  1. #ceb907
  2. #f7e22a
  3. #faec74
  4. #fdf6be
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#faec74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec74
  2. #e1d468
  3. #c8bd5d
  4. #afa551
  5. #968e46
  6. #7d763a
  7. #645e2e
  8. #4b4723
  9. #322f17
  10. #19180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec74
  2. #fbee82
  3. #fbf090
  4. #fcf29e
  5. #fcf4ac
  6. #fdf6ba
  7. #fdf7c7
  8. #fef9d5
  9. #fefbe3
  10. #fffdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec74
  2. #eee175
  3. #e2d676
  4. #d5cc78
  5. #c9c179
  6. #bdb67a
  7. #b1ab7b
  8. #a5a07c
  9. #98967e
  10. #8c8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0eac5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee568 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffded1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde86d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec74 {
  color: #faec74;
}
Background
.bg-faec74 {
  background-color: #faec74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec74 {
  border: 2px solid #faec74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 93% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec74, #c5fa74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 116 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.27 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.62 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.23 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.23 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.35 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.43 #05138b Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faec74  rgb(250, 236, 116)  hsl(54, 93%, 72%)  Icterine
#7482fa  rgb(116, 130, 250)  hsl(234, 93%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#74faec  rgb(116, 250, 236)  hsl(174, 93%, 72%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec74fa  rgb(236, 116, 250)  hsl(294, 93%, 72%)  Heliotrope