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#FAF03E

#faf03e ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faf03e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 94.12% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 75.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.81°, with 94.95% saturation and 61.18% 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 17.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.8299

Complementary

  1. #faf03e
  2. #3e48fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf03e
  2. #3ea6fa
  3. #923efa

Analogous

  1. #fa923e
  2. #faf03e
  3. #a6fa3e

Triadic

  1. #faf03e
  2. #3efaf0
  3. #f03efa

Tetradic

  1. #faf03e
  2. #48fa3e
  3. #3e48fa
  4. #f03efa

Square

  1. #faf03e
  2. #3efa92
  3. #3e48fa
  4. #fa3ea6

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9304
  2. #e6da06
  3. #faf03e
  4. #fcf689
  5. #fefcd3

Shades

#faf03e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf03e
  2. #e1d838
  3. #c8c032
  4. #afa82b
  5. #969025
  6. #7d781f
  7. #646019
  8. #4b4813
  9. #32300c
  10. #191806
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf03e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf03e
  2. #fbf251
  3. #fbf365
  4. #fcf578
  5. #fcf68b
  6. #fdf89f
  7. #fdf9b2
  8. #fefbc5
  9. #fefcd8
  10. #fffeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf03e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf03e
  2. #eee545
  3. #e2da4b
  4. #d5ce52
  5. #c9c358
  6. #bdb85f
  7. #b1ad66
  8. #a5a26c
  9. #989673
  10. #8c8b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1edbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe710 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffeb29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf03e {
  color: #faf03e;
}
Background
.bg-faf03e {
  background-color: #faf03e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf03e {
  border: 2px solid #faf03e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf03e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 240 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 95% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf03e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf03e, #a6fa3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf03e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 240 62 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.52 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.68 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.70 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.79 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.80 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.28 #050fc1 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Aureolin
#faf03e  rgb(250, 240, 62)  hsl(57, 95%, 61%)  Aureolin
#3e48fa  rgb(62, 72, 250)  hsl(237, 95%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#3efaf0  rgb(62, 250, 240)  hsl(177, 95%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#f03efa  rgb(240, 62, 250)  hsl(297, 95%, 61%)  Fuchsia