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#FAF008

#faf008 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faf008 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 94.12% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 96.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 57.52°, with 96.03% saturation and 50.59% 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 17.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.8266

Complementary

  1. #faf008
  2. #0812fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf008
  2. #088bfa
  3. #7708fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7708
  2. #faf008
  3. #8bfa08

Triadic

  1. #faf008
  2. #08faf0
  3. #f008fa

Tetradic

  1. #faf008
  2. #12fa08
  3. #0812fa
  4. #f008fa

Square

  1. #faf008
  2. #08fa77
  3. #0812fa
  4. #fa088b

Monochromatic

  1. #676302
  2. #b2ab04
  3. #faf008
  4. #fcf553
  5. #fdf99e

Shades

#faf008 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf008
  2. #e1d807
  3. #c8c006
  4. #afa806
  5. #969005
  6. #7d7804
  7. #646003
  8. #4b4802
  9. #323002
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf008 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf008
  2. #fbf221
  3. #fbf339
  4. #fcf552
  5. #fcf66b
  6. #fdf884
  7. #fdf99c
  8. #fefbb5
  9. #fefcce
  10. #fffee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf008 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf008
  2. #eee514
  3. #e2da20
  4. #d5ce2c
  5. #c9c338
  6. #bdb844
  7. #b1ad50
  8. #a5a25c
  9. #989668
  10. #8c8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1edbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf008 {
  color: #faf008;
}
Background
.bg-faf008 {
  background-color: #faf008;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf008 {
  border: 2px solid #faf008;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf008;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 240 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf008 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf008, #8bfa08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf008 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 240 8 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.13 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 1.28 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.33 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 1.49 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.29 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.43 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.57 #050ff7 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faf008  rgb(250, 240, 8)  hsl(58, 96%, 51%)  Aureolin
#0812fa  rgb(8, 18, 250)  hsl(238, 96%, 51%)  Blue
#08faf0  rgb(8, 250, 240)  hsl(178, 96%, 51%)  Turquoise Blue
#f008fa  rgb(240, 8, 250)  hsl(298, 96%, 51%)  Fuchsia