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#FAEF48

#faef48 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef48 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 93.73% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 71.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.29°, with 94.68% saturation and 63.14% 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 17.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.8252

Complementary

  1. #faef48
  2. #4853fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef48
  2. #48acfa
  3. #9648fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9648
  2. #faef48
  3. #acfa48

Triadic

  1. #faef48
  2. #48faef
  3. #ef48fa

Tetradic

  1. #faef48
  2. #53fa48
  3. #4853fa
  4. #ef48fa

Square

  1. #faef48
  2. #48fa96
  3. #4853fa
  4. #fa48ac

Monochromatic

  1. #a59b04
  2. #efe107
  3. #faef48
  4. #fcf692
  5. #fefcdd

Shades

#faef48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef48
  2. #e1d741
  3. #c8bf3a
  4. #afa732
  5. #968f2b
  6. #7d7824
  7. #64601d
  8. #4b4816
  9. #32300e
  10. #191807
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef48
  2. #fbf15a
  3. #fbf26d
  4. #fcf47f
  5. #fcf591
  6. #fdf7a4
  7. #fdf9b6
  8. #fefac8
  9. #fefcda
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef48
  2. #eee44e
  3. #e2d953
  4. #d5ce59
  5. #c9c35e
  6. #bdb864
  7. #b1ac6a
  8. #a5a16f
  9. #989675
  10. #8c8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe62a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef48 {
  color: #faef48;
}
Background
.bg-faef48 {
  background-color: #faef48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef48 {
  border: 2px solid #faef48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef48, #acfa48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 72 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.48 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.10 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.14 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.19 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.24 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.45 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.56 #0510b7 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Icterine
#faef48  rgb(250, 239, 72)  hsl(56, 95%, 63%)  Icterine
#4853fa  rgb(72, 83, 250)  hsl(236, 95%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#48faef  rgb(72, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 95%, 63%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef48fa  rgb(239, 72, 250)  hsl(296, 95%, 63%)  Fuchsia