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#FAEF5E

#faef5e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef5e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 62.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.77°, with 93.98% saturation and 67.45% 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 17.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8287

Complementary

  1. #faef5e
  2. #5e69fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef5e
  2. #5eb7fa
  3. #a15efa

Analogous

  1. #faa15e
  2. #faef5e
  3. #b7fa5e

Triadic

  1. #faef5e
  2. #5efaef
  3. #ef5efa

Tetradic

  1. #faef5e
  2. #69fa5e
  3. #5e69fa
  4. #ef5efa

Square

  1. #faef5e
  2. #5efaa1
  3. #5e69fa
  4. #fa5eb7

Monochromatic

  1. #b9ad06
  2. #f8e814
  3. #faef5e
  4. #fcf6a8
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faef5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef5e
  2. #e1d755
  3. #c8bf4b
  4. #afa742
  5. #968f38
  6. #7d782f
  7. #646026
  8. #4b481c
  9. #323013
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef5e
  2. #fbf16e
  3. #fbf27e
  4. #fcf48e
  5. #fcf59e
  6. #fdf7af
  7. #fdf9bf
  8. #fefacf
  9. #fefcdf
  10. #fffdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef5e
  2. #eee461
  3. #e2d965
  4. #d5ce68
  5. #c9c36c
  6. #bdb86f
  7. #b1ac72
  8. #a5a176
  9. #989679
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe74c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef5e {
  color: #faef5e;
}
Background
.bg-faef5e {
  background-color: #faef5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef5e {
  border: 2px solid #faef5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef5e, #b7fa5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 94 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.06 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.77 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.91 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.02 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.22 #0510a1 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Icterine
#faef5e  rgb(250, 239, 94)  hsl(56, 94%, 67%)  Icterine
#5e69fa  rgb(94, 105, 250)  hsl(236, 94%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5efaef  rgb(94, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 94%, 67%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef5efa  rgb(239, 94, 250)  hsl(296, 94%, 67%)  Heliotrope