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#FAEF17

#faef17 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faef17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 90.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 57.09°, with 95.78% saturation and 53.53% 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 1.01.

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Relative luminance0.8212

Complementary

  1. #faef17
  2. #1722fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef17
  2. #1794fa
  3. #7d17fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7d17
  2. #faef17
  3. #94fa17

Triadic

  1. #faef17
  2. #17faef
  3. #ef17fa

Tetradic

  1. #faef17
  2. #22fa17
  3. #1722fa
  4. #ef17fa

Square

  1. #faef17
  2. #17fa7d
  3. #1722fa
  4. #fa1794

Monochromatic

  1. #757003
  2. #c0b704
  3. #faef17
  4. #fcf462
  5. #fdf9ad

Shades

#faef17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef17
  2. #e1d715
  3. #c8bf12
  4. #afa710
  5. #968f0e
  6. #7d780c
  7. #646009
  8. #4b4807
  9. #323005
  10. #191802
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef17
  2. #fbf12e
  3. #fbf245
  4. #fcf45d
  5. #fcf574
  6. #fdf78b
  7. #fdf9a2
  8. #fefab9
  9. #fefcd1
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef17
  2. #eee422
  3. #e2d92c
  4. #d5ce37
  5. #c9c341
  6. #bdb84c
  7. #b1ac56
  8. #a5a161
  9. #98966b
  10. #8c8b76
  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 #ffed34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef17 {
  color: #faef17;
}
Background
.bg-faef17 {
  background-color: #faef17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef17 {
  border: 2px solid #faef17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef17, #94fa17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 23 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.01 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.25 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.59 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.45 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.74 #0510e8 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faef17  rgb(250, 239, 23)  hsl(57, 96%, 54%)  Aureolin
#1722fa  rgb(23, 34, 250)  hsl(237, 96%, 54%)  Blue
#17faef  rgb(23, 250, 239)  hsl(177, 96%, 54%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef17fa  rgb(239, 23, 250)  hsl(297, 96%, 54%)  Fuchsia