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#FAEF41

#faef41 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef41 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 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 74% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.43°, with 94.87% saturation and 61.76% 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 17.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.8244

Complementary

  1. #faef41
  2. #414cfa

Split complementary

  1. #faef41
  2. #41a8fa
  3. #9241fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9241
  2. #faef41
  3. #a8fa41

Triadic

  1. #faef41
  2. #41faef
  3. #ef41fa

Tetradic

  1. #faef41
  2. #4cfa41
  3. #414cfa
  4. #ef41fa

Square

  1. #faef41
  2. #41fa92
  3. #414cfa
  4. #fa41a8

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9504
  2. #e8db06
  3. #faef41
  4. #fcf58c
  5. #fefcd6

Shades

#faef41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef41
  2. #e1d73b
  3. #c8bf34
  4. #afa72e
  5. #968f27
  6. #7d7821
  7. #64601a
  8. #4b4814
  9. #32300d
  10. #191807
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef41
  2. #fbf154
  3. #fbf267
  4. #fcf47a
  5. #fcf58d
  6. #fdf7a0
  7. #fdf9b3
  8. #fefac6
  9. #fefcd9
  10. #fffdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef41
  2. #eee447
  3. #e2d94e
  4. #d5ce54
  5. #c9c35a
  6. #bdb861
  7. #b1ac67
  8. #a5a16d
  9. #989673
  10. #8c8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe61a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef41 {
  color: #faef41;
}
Background
.bg-faef41 {
  background-color: #faef41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef41 {
  border: 2px solid #faef41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef41, #a8fa41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 65 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.63 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.78 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.84 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.05 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.13 #0510be Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faef41  rgb(250, 239, 65)  hsl(56, 95%, 62%)  Aureolin
#414cfa  rgb(65, 76, 250)  hsl(236, 95%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#41faef  rgb(65, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 95%, 62%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef41fa  rgb(239, 65, 250)  hsl(296, 95%, 62%)  Fuchsia