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#FAED51

#faed51 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faed51 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.2% magenta, 67.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 94.41% saturation and 64.9% 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 17.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.8149

Complementary

  1. #faed51
  2. #515efa

Split complementary

  1. #faed51
  2. #51b3fa
  3. #9851fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9851
  2. #faed51
  3. #b3fa51

Triadic

  1. #faed51
  2. #51faed
  3. #ed51fa

Tetradic

  1. #faed51
  2. #5efa51
  3. #515efa
  4. #ed51fa

Square

  1. #faed51
  2. #51fa98
  3. #515efa
  4. #fa51b3

Monochromatic

  1. #ada005
  2. #f7e507
  3. #faed51
  4. #fcf59b
  5. #fefce6

Shades

#faed51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faed51
  2. #e1d549
  3. #c8be41
  4. #afa639
  5. #968e31
  6. #7d7729
  7. #645f20
  8. #4b4718
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faed51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faed51
  2. #fbef62
  3. #fbf174
  4. #fcf285
  5. #fcf497
  6. #fdf6a8
  7. #fdf8b9
  8. #fefacb
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faed51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faed51
  2. #eee256
  3. #e2d75a
  4. #d5cc5f
  5. #c9c164
  6. #bdb769
  7. #b1ac6d
  8. #a5a172
  9. #989677
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0ebbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe53a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffddce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee844 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe4aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faed51 {
  color: #faed51;
}
Background
.bg-faed51 {
  background-color: #faed51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faed51 {
  border: 2px solid #faed51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faed51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 237 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faed51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faed51, #b3fa51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faed51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 237 81 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.03 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.75 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.78 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.90 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.38 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.50 #0512ae Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#faed51  rgb(250, 237, 81)  hsl(55, 94%, 65%)  Icterine
#515efa  rgb(81, 94, 250)  hsl(235, 94%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51faed  rgb(81, 250, 237)  hsl(175, 94%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed51fa  rgb(237, 81, 250)  hsl(295, 94%, 65%)  Fuchsia