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#FAEF2B

#faef2b ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faef2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 82.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.81°, with 95.39% saturation and 57.45% 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 17.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.51.

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Relative luminance0.8223

Complementary

  1. #faef2b
  2. #2b36fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef2b
  2. #2b9efa
  3. #872bfa

Analogous

  1. #fa872b
  2. #faef2b
  3. #9efa2b

Triadic

  1. #faef2b
  2. #2bfaef
  3. #ef2bfa

Tetradic

  1. #faef2b
  2. #36fa2b
  3. #2b36fa
  4. #ef2bfa

Square

  1. #faef2b
  2. #2bfa87
  3. #2b36fa
  4. #fa2b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #898203
  2. #d4c905
  3. #faef2b
  4. #fcf576
  5. #fefac0

Shades

#faef2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef2b
  2. #e1d727
  3. #c8bf22
  4. #afa71e
  5. #968f1a
  6. #7d7816
  7. #646011
  8. #4b480d
  9. #323009
  10. #191804
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef2b
  2. #fbf140
  3. #fbf255
  4. #fcf46b
  5. #fcf580
  6. #fdf795
  7. #fdf9aa
  8. #fefabf
  9. #fefcd5
  10. #fffdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef2b
  2. #eee434
  3. #e2d93c
  4. #d5ce45
  5. #c9c34d
  6. #bdb856
  7. #b1ac5e
  8. #a5a167
  9. #98966f
  10. #8c8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.45:1 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 #ffed3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef2b {
  color: #faef2b;
}
Background
.bg-faef2b {
  background-color: #faef2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef2b {
  border: 2px solid #faef2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef2b, #9efa2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 43 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.51 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.71 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.00 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.17 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.72 #0510d4 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faef2b  rgb(250, 239, 43)  hsl(57, 95%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2b36fa  rgb(43, 54, 250)  hsl(237, 95%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2bfaef  rgb(43, 250, 239)  hsl(177, 95%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef2bfa  rgb(239, 43, 250)  hsl(297, 95%, 57%)  Fuchsia