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#FAEF62

#faef62 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef62 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 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 60.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.66°, with 93.83% saturation and 68.24% 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 17.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.8294

Complementary

  1. #faef62
  2. #626dfa

Split complementary

  1. #faef62
  2. #62b9fa
  3. #a362fa

Analogous

  1. #faa362
  2. #faef62
  3. #b9fa62

Triadic

  1. #faef62
  2. #62faef
  3. #ef62fa

Tetradic

  1. #faef62
  2. #6dfa62
  3. #626dfa
  4. #ef62fa

Square

  1. #faef62
  2. #62faa3
  3. #626dfa
  4. #fa62b9

Monochromatic

  1. #bdb006
  2. #f8e718
  3. #faef62
  4. #fcf7ac
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faef62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef62
  2. #e1d758
  3. #c8bf4e
  4. #afa745
  5. #968f3b
  6. #7d7831
  7. #646027
  8. #4b481d
  9. #323014
  10. #19180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef62
  2. #fbf172
  3. #fbf281
  4. #fcf491
  5. #fcf5a1
  6. #fdf7b1
  7. #fdf9c0
  8. #fefad0
  9. #fefce0
  10. #fffdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef62
  2. #eee465
  3. #e2d968
  4. #d5ce6b
  5. #c9c36e
  6. #bdb871
  7. #b1ac74
  8. #a5a177
  9. #98967a
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1edc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe751 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef62 {
  color: #faef62;
}
Background
.bg-faef62 {
  background-color: #faef62;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef62 {
  border: 2px solid #faef62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef62, #b9fa62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 98 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.19 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.13 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.29 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.40 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.60 #05109d Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Icterine
#faef62  rgb(250, 239, 98)  hsl(56, 94%, 68%)  Icterine
#626dfa  rgb(98, 109, 250)  hsl(236, 94%, 68%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62faef  rgb(98, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 94%, 68%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef62fa  rgb(239, 98, 250)  hsl(296, 94%, 68%)  Heliotrope