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#FAEF0B

#faef0b ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faef0b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 93.73% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 95.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 57.24°, with 95.98% saturation and 51.18% 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 17.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 0.91.

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Relative luminance0.8208

Complementary

  1. #faef0b
  2. #0b16fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef0b
  2. #0b8efa
  3. #780bfa

Analogous

  1. #fa780b
  2. #faef0b
  3. #8efa0b

Triadic

  1. #faef0b
  2. #0bfaef
  3. #ef0bfa

Tetradic

  1. #faef0b
  2. #16fa0b
  3. #0b16fa
  4. #ef0bfa

Square

  1. #faef0b
  2. #0bfa78
  3. #0b16fa
  4. #fa0b8e

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6502
  2. #b5ad04
  3. #faef0b
  4. #fcf456
  5. #fdf9a1

Shades

#faef0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef0b
  2. #e1d70a
  3. #c8bf09
  4. #afa708
  5. #968f07
  6. #7d7806
  7. #646004
  8. #4b4803
  9. #323002
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef0b
  2. #fbf123
  3. #fbf23c
  4. #fcf454
  5. #fcf56d
  6. #fdf785
  7. #fdf99d
  8. #fefab6
  9. #fefcce
  10. #fffde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef0b
  2. #eee417
  3. #e2d922
  4. #d5ce2e
  5. #c9c33a
  6. #bdb846
  7. #b1ac51
  8. #a5a15d
  9. #989669
  10. #8c8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0ecba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef0b {
  color: #faef0b;
}
Background
.bg-faef0b {
  background-color: #faef0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef0b {
  border: 2px solid #faef0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef0b, #8efa0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 11 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.91 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.15 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.51 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.73 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.57 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.71 #0510f4 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faef0b  rgb(250, 239, 11)  hsl(57, 96%, 51%)  Aureolin
#0b16fa  rgb(11, 22, 250)  hsl(237, 96%, 51%)  Blue
#0bfaef  rgb(11, 250, 239)  hsl(177, 96%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef0bfa  rgb(239, 11, 250)  hsl(297, 96%, 51%)  Fuchsia