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#FAEF57

#faef57 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef57 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 65.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.95°, with 94.22% saturation and 66.08% 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 17.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.8275

Complementary

  1. #faef57
  2. #5762fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef57
  2. #57b4fa
  3. #9e57fa

Analogous

  1. #fa9e57
  2. #faef57
  3. #b4fa57

Triadic

  1. #faef57
  2. #57faef
  3. #ef57fa

Tetradic

  1. #faef57
  2. #62fa57
  3. #5762fa
  4. #ef57fa

Square

  1. #faef57
  2. #57fa9e
  3. #5762fa
  4. #fa57b4

Monochromatic

  1. #b3a705
  2. #f8e80d
  3. #faef57
  4. #fcf6a1
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faef57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef57
  2. #e1d74e
  3. #c8bf46
  4. #afa73d
  5. #968f34
  6. #7d782c
  7. #646023
  8. #4b481a
  9. #323011
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef57
  2. #fbf168
  3. #fbf279
  4. #fcf489
  5. #fcf59a
  6. #fdf7ab
  7. #fdf9bc
  8. #fefacd
  9. #fefcdd
  10. #fffdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef57
  2. #eee45b
  3. #e2d95f
  4. #d5ce63
  5. #c9c367
  6. #bdb86c
  7. #b1ac70
  8. #a5a174
  9. #989678
  10. #8c8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe742 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef57 {
  color: #faef57;
}
Background
.bg-faef57 {
  background-color: #faef57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef57 {
  border: 2px solid #faef57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef57, #b4fa57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 87 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.02 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.66 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.20 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.28 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.40 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.60 #0510a8 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Icterine
#faef57  rgb(250, 239, 87)  hsl(56, 94%, 66%)  Icterine
#5762fa  rgb(87, 98, 250)  hsl(236, 94%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57faef  rgb(87, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 94%, 66%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef57fa  rgb(239, 87, 250)  hsl(296, 94%, 66%)  Heliotrope