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#FAEF5F

#faef5f ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef5f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 62% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.74°, with 93.94% saturation and 67.65% 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 17.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8288

Complementary

  1. #faef5f
  2. #5f6afa

Split complementary

  1. #faef5f
  2. #5fb8fa
  3. #a25ffa

Analogous

  1. #faa25f
  2. #faef5f
  3. #b8fa5f

Triadic

  1. #faef5f
  2. #5ffaef
  3. #ef5ffa

Tetradic

  1. #faef5f
  2. #6afa5f
  3. #5f6afa
  4. #ef5ffa

Square

  1. #faef5f
  2. #5ffaa2
  3. #5f6afa
  4. #fa5fb8

Monochromatic

  1. #baad06
  2. #f8e815
  3. #faef5f
  4. #fcf6a9
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faef5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef5f
  2. #e1d756
  3. #c8bf4c
  4. #afa743
  5. #968f39
  6. #7d7830
  7. #646026
  8. #4b481d
  9. #323013
  10. #19180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef5f
  2. #fbf16f
  3. #fbf27f
  4. #fcf48f
  5. #fcf59f
  6. #fdf7af
  7. #fdf9bf
  8. #fefacf
  9. #fefcdf
  10. #fffdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef5f
  2. #eee462
  3. #e2d966
  4. #d5ce69
  5. #c9c36c
  6. #bdb870
  7. #b1ac73
  8. #a5a176
  9. #989679
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ecc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe74d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef5f {
  color: #faef5f;
}
Background
.bg-faef5f {
  background-color: #faef5f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef5f {
  border: 2px solid #faef5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef5f, #b8fa5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 95 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.09 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.86 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.00 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.11 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.31 #0510a0 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Icterine
#faef5f  rgb(250, 239, 95)  hsl(56, 94%, 68%)  Icterine
#5f6afa  rgb(95, 106, 250)  hsl(236, 94%, 68%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5ffaef  rgb(95, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 94%, 68%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef5ffa  rgb(239, 95, 250)  hsl(296, 94%, 68%)  Heliotrope