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#FAED4E

#faed4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faed4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.94% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.2% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.47°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 17.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.8144

Complementary

  1. #faed4e
  2. #4e5bfa

Split complementary

  1. #faed4e
  2. #4eb1fa
  3. #974efa

Analogous

  1. #fa974e
  2. #faed4e
  3. #b1fa4e

Triadic

  1. #faed4e
  2. #4efaed
  3. #ed4efa

Tetradic

  1. #faed4e
  2. #5bfa4e
  3. #4e5bfa
  4. #ed4efa

Square

  1. #faed4e
  2. #4efa97
  3. #4e5bfa
  4. #fa4eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9e05
  2. #f5e307
  3. #faed4e
  4. #fcf598
  5. #fefce3

Shades

#faed4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faed4e
  2. #e1d546
  3. #c8be3e
  4. #afa637
  5. #968e2f
  6. #7d7727
  7. #645f1f
  8. #4b4717
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faed4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faed4e
  2. #fbef60
  3. #fbf171
  4. #fcf283
  5. #fcf495
  6. #fdf6a7
  7. #fdf8b8
  8. #fefaca
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faed4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faed4e
  2. #eee253
  3. #e2d758
  4. #d5cc5d
  5. #c9c162
  6. #bdb767
  7. #b1ac6c
  8. #a5a171
  9. #989676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0ebbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe535 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee840 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faed4e {
  color: #faed4e;
}
Background
.bg-faed4e {
  background-color: #faed4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faed4e {
  border: 2px solid #faed4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faed4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 237 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faed4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faed4e, #b1fa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faed4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 237 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.74 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.91 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.54 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.66 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.16 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.29 #0512b1 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faed4e  rgb(250, 237, 78)  hsl(55, 95%, 64%)  Icterine
#4e5bfa  rgb(78, 91, 250)  hsl(235, 95%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efaed  rgb(78, 250, 237)  hsl(175, 95%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed4efa  rgb(237, 78, 250)  hsl(295, 95%, 64%)  Fuchsia