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#FAEF3F

#faef3f ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef3f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 93.73% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 74.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 94.92% saturation and 61.37% 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 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.8242

Complementary

  1. #faef3f
  2. #3f4afa

Split complementary

  1. #faef3f
  2. #3fa7fa
  3. #913ffa

Analogous

  1. #fa913f
  2. #faef3f
  3. #a7fa3f

Triadic

  1. #faef3f
  2. #3ffaef
  3. #ef3ffa

Tetradic

  1. #faef3f
  2. #4afa3f
  3. #3f4afa
  4. #ef3ffa

Square

  1. #faef3f
  2. #3ffa91
  3. #3f4afa
  4. #fa3fa7

Monochromatic

  1. #9c9304
  2. #e6d906
  3. #faef3f
  4. #fcf58a
  5. #fefbd4

Shades

#faef3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef3f
  2. #e1d739
  3. #c8bf32
  4. #afa72c
  5. #968f26
  6. #7d7820
  7. #646019
  8. #4b4813
  9. #32300d
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef3f
  2. #fbf152
  3. #fbf265
  4. #fcf479
  5. #fcf58c
  6. #fdf79f
  7. #fdf9b2
  8. #fefac5
  9. #fefcd9
  10. #fffdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef3f
  2. #eee446
  3. #e2d94c
  4. #d5ce53
  5. #c9c359
  6. #bdb860
  7. #b1ac66
  8. #a5a16d
  9. #989673
  10. #8c8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe614 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef3f {
  color: #faef3f;
}
Background
.bg-faef3f {
  background-color: #faef3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef3f {
  border: 2px solid #faef3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef3f, #a7fa3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 63 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.50 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.75 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.89 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.91 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.02 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.04 #0510c0 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faef3f  rgb(250, 239, 63)  hsl(56, 95%, 61%)  Aureolin
#3f4afa  rgb(63, 74, 250)  hsl(236, 95%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#3ffaef  rgb(63, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 95%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef3ffa  rgb(239, 63, 250)  hsl(296, 95%, 61%)  Fuchsia