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#FAED3E

#faed3e ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faed3e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.94% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.2% magenta, 75.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.85°, with 94.95% saturation and 61.18% 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 Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.8124

Complementary

  1. #faed3e
  2. #3e4bfa

Split complementary

  1. #faed3e
  2. #3ea9fa
  3. #8f3efa

Analogous

  1. #fa8f3e
  2. #faed3e
  3. #a9fa3e

Triadic

  1. #faed3e
  2. #3efaed
  3. #ed3efa

Tetradic

  1. #faed3e
  2. #4bfa3e
  3. #3e4bfa
  4. #ed3efa

Square

  1. #faed3e
  2. #3efa8f
  3. #3e4bfa
  4. #fa3ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9104
  2. #e6d606
  3. #faed3e
  4. #fcf489
  5. #fefbd3

Shades

#faed3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faed3e
  2. #e1d538
  3. #c8be32
  4. #afa62b
  5. #968e25
  6. #7d771f
  7. #645f19
  8. #4b4713
  9. #322f0c
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#faed3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faed3e
  2. #fbef51
  3. #fbf165
  4. #fcf278
  5. #fcf48b
  6. #fdf69f
  7. #fdf8b2
  8. #fefac5
  9. #fefbd8
  10. #fffdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faed3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faed3e
  2. #eee245
  3. #e2d74b
  4. #d5cc52
  5. #c9c158
  6. #bdb75f
  7. #b1ac66
  8. #a5a16c
  9. #989673
  10. #8c8b79
  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 #f0eabd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe512 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe82a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faed3e {
  color: #faed3e;
}
Background
.bg-faed3e {
  background-color: #faed3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faed3e {
  border: 2px solid #faed3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faed3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 237 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faed3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faed3e, #a9fa3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faed3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 237 62 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.38 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.58 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.64 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.15 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.32 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.32 #0512c1 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faed3e  rgb(250, 237, 62)  hsl(56, 95%, 61%)  Aureolin
#3e4bfa  rgb(62, 75, 250)  hsl(236, 95%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#3efaed  rgb(62, 250, 237)  hsl(176, 95%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed3efa  rgb(237, 62, 250)  hsl(296, 95%, 61%)  Fuchsia