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#FAEF16

#faef16 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faef16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 91.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 57.11°, with 95.8% saturation and 53.33% 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 1.

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Relative luminance0.8211

Complementary

  1. #faef16
  2. #1621fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef16
  2. #1693fa
  3. #7d16fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7d16
  2. #faef16
  3. #93fa16

Triadic

  1. #faef16
  2. #16faef
  3. #ef16fa

Tetradic

  1. #faef16
  2. #21fa16
  3. #1621fa
  4. #ef16fa

Square

  1. #faef16
  2. #16fa7d
  3. #1621fa
  4. #fa1693

Monochromatic

  1. #746f02
  2. #bfb604
  3. #faef16
  4. #fcf461
  5. #fdf9ac

Shades

#faef16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef16
  2. #e1d714
  3. #c8bf12
  4. #afa70f
  5. #968f0d
  6. #7d780b
  7. #646009
  8. #4b4807
  9. #323004
  10. #191802
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef16
  2. #fbf12d
  3. #fbf245
  4. #fcf45c
  5. #fcf573
  6. #fdf78b
  7. #fdf9a2
  8. #fefab9
  9. #fefcd0
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef16
  2. #eee421
  3. #e2d92b
  4. #d5ce36
  5. #c9c340
  6. #bdb84b
  7. #b1ac56
  8. #a5a160
  9. #98966b
  10. #8c8b75
  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 #f0ecbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef16 {
  color: #faef16;
}
Background
.bg-faef16 {
  background-color: #faef16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef16 {
  border: 2px solid #faef16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef16, #93fa16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 22 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.00 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.23 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.58 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.46 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.74 #0510e9 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faef16  rgb(250, 239, 22)  hsl(57, 96%, 53%)  Aureolin
#1621fa  rgb(22, 33, 250)  hsl(237, 96%, 53%)  Blue
#16faef  rgb(22, 250, 239)  hsl(177, 96%, 53%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef16fa  rgb(239, 22, 250)  hsl(297, 96%, 53%)  Fuchsia