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#FAEF2A

#faef2a ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faef2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 83.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.83°, with 95.41% saturation and 57.25% 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 17.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.8222

Complementary

  1. #faef2a
  2. #2a35fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef2a
  2. #2a9dfa
  3. #872afa

Analogous

  1. #fa872a
  2. #faef2a
  3. #9dfa2a

Triadic

  1. #faef2a
  2. #2afaef
  3. #ef2afa

Tetradic

  1. #faef2a
  2. #35fa2a
  3. #2a35fa
  4. #ef2afa

Square

  1. #faef2a
  2. #2afa87
  3. #2a35fa
  4. #fa2a9d

Monochromatic

  1. #888103
  2. #d3c805
  3. #faef2a
  4. #fcf575
  5. #fefabf

Shades

#faef2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef2a
  2. #e1d726
  3. #c8bf22
  4. #afa71d
  5. #968f19
  6. #7d7815
  7. #646011
  8. #4b480d
  9. #323008
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef2a
  2. #fbf13f
  3. #fbf255
  4. #fcf46a
  5. #fcf57f
  6. #fdf795
  7. #fdf9aa
  8. #fefabf
  9. #fefcd4
  10. #fffdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef2a
  2. #eee433
  3. #e2d93b
  4. #d5ce44
  5. #c9c34c
  6. #bdb855
  7. #b1ac5e
  8. #a5a166
  9. #98966f
  10. #8c8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef2a {
  color: #faef2a;
}
Background
.bg-faef2a {
  background-color: #faef2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef2a {
  border: 2px solid #faef2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef2a, #9dfa2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 42 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.47 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.67 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.97 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.20 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.19 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.72 #0510d5 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faef2a  rgb(250, 239, 42)  hsl(57, 95%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2a35fa  rgb(42, 53, 250)  hsl(237, 95%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2afaef  rgb(42, 250, 239)  hsl(177, 95%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef2afa  rgb(239, 42, 250)  hsl(297, 95%, 57%)  Fuchsia