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#FAEF6C

#faef6c ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef6c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 56.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.35°, with 93.42% saturation and 70.2% 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 17.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8314

Complementary

  1. #faef6c
  2. #6c77fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef6c
  2. #6cbefa
  3. #a86cfa

Analogous

  1. #faa86c
  2. #faef6c
  3. #befa6c

Triadic

  1. #faef6c
  2. #6cfaef
  3. #ef6cfa

Tetradic

  1. #faef6c
  2. #77fa6c
  3. #6c77fa
  4. #ef6cfa

Square

  1. #faef6c
  2. #6cfaa8
  3. #6c77fa
  4. #fa6cbe

Monochromatic

  1. #c6b707
  2. #f7e722
  3. #faef6c
  4. #fdf7b6
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faef6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef6c
  2. #e1d761
  3. #c8bf56
  4. #afa74c
  5. #968f41
  6. #7d7836
  7. #64602b
  8. #4b4820
  9. #323016
  10. #19180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef6c
  2. #fbf17b
  3. #fbf289
  4. #fcf498
  5. #fcf5a7
  6. #fdf7b6
  7. #fdf9c4
  8. #fefad3
  9. #fefce2
  10. #fffdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef6c
  2. #eee46e
  3. #e2d970
  4. #d5ce72
  5. #c9c374
  6. #bdb876
  7. #b1ac78
  8. #a5a17a
  9. #98967c
  10. #8c8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1edc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe85e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe1d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffeb64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe7b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef6c {
  color: #faef6c;
}
Background
.bg-faef6c {
  background-color: #faef6c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef6c {
  border: 2px solid #faef6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef6c, #befa6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 108 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.79 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.11 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.52 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.10 #051093 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Icterine
#faef6c  rgb(250, 239, 108)  hsl(55, 93%, 70%)  Icterine
#6c77fa  rgb(108, 119, 250)  hsl(235, 93%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6cfaef  rgb(108, 250, 239)  hsl(175, 93%, 70%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef6cfa  rgb(239, 108, 250)  hsl(295, 93%, 70%)  Heliotrope