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#FAED50

#faed50 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faed50 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 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.2% magenta, 68% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.41°, with 94.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.8147

Complementary

  1. #faed50
  2. #505dfa

Split complementary

  1. #faed50
  2. #50b2fa
  3. #9850fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9850
  2. #faed50
  3. #b2fa50

Triadic

  1. #faed50
  2. #50faed
  3. #ed50fa

Tetradic

  1. #faed50
  2. #5dfa50
  3. #505dfa
  4. #ed50fa

Square

  1. #faed50
  2. #50fa98
  3. #505dfa
  4. #fa50b2

Monochromatic

  1. #ac9f05
  2. #f6e407
  3. #faed50
  4. #fcf59a
  5. #fefce5

Shades

#faed50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faed50
  2. #e1d548
  3. #c8be40
  4. #afa638
  5. #968e30
  6. #7d7728
  7. #645f20
  8. #4b4718
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faed50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faed50
  2. #fbef62
  3. #fbf173
  4. #fcf285
  5. #fcf496
  6. #fdf6a8
  7. #fdf8b9
  8. #fefacb
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faed50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faed50
  2. #eee255
  3. #e2d75a
  4. #d5cc5e
  5. #c9c163
  6. #bdb768
  7. #b1ac6d
  8. #a5a172
  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 #ffe538 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee843 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faed50 {
  color: #faed50;
}
Background
.bg-faed50 {
  background-color: #faed50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faed50 {
  border: 2px solid #faed50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faed50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 237 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faed50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faed50, #b2fa50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faed50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 237 80 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.69 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.99 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.68 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.70 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.82 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.30 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.43 #0512af Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faed50  rgb(250, 237, 80)  hsl(55, 94%, 65%)  Icterine
#505dfa  rgb(80, 93, 250)  hsl(235, 94%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#50faed  rgb(80, 250, 237)  hsl(175, 94%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed50fa  rgb(237, 80, 250)  hsl(295, 94%, 65%)  Fuchsia