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#FAF161

#faf161 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faf161 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 94.51% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.6% magenta, 61.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 93.87% saturation and 68.04% 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 17.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.841

Complementary

  1. #faf161
  2. #616afa

Split complementary

  1. #faf161
  2. #61b7fa
  3. #a561fa

Analogous

  1. #faa561
  2. #faf161
  3. #b7fa61

Triadic

  1. #faf161
  2. #61faf1
  3. #f161fa

Tetradic

  1. #faf161
  2. #6afa61
  3. #616afa
  4. #f161fa

Square

  1. #faf161
  2. #61faa5
  3. #616afa
  4. #fa61b7

Monochromatic

  1. #bcb106
  2. #f8ea17
  3. #faf161
  4. #fcf8ab
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#faf161 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf161
  2. #e1d957
  3. #c8c14e
  4. #afa944
  5. #96913a
  6. #7d7931
  7. #646027
  8. #4b481d
  9. #323013
  10. #19180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf161 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf161
  2. #fbf271
  3. #fbf481
  4. #fcf590
  5. #fcf7a0
  6. #fdf8b0
  7. #fdf9c0
  8. #fefbd0
  9. #fefcdf
  10. #fffeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf161 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf161
  2. #eee664
  3. #e2da67
  4. #d5cf6a
  5. #c9c46d
  6. #bdb971
  7. #b1ad74
  8. #a5a277
  9. #98977a
  10. #8c8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe950 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffec57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff066 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf161 {
  color: #faf161;
}
Background
.bg-faf161 {
  background-color: #faf161;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf161 {
  border: 2px solid #faf161;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf161;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 241 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf161 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf161, #b7fa61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf161 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 241 97 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 1.57 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.28 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.56 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.08 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.15 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.22 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.32 #050e9e Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Icterine
#faf161  rgb(250, 241, 97)  hsl(56, 94%, 68%)  Icterine
#616afa  rgb(97, 106, 250)  hsl(236, 94%, 68%)  Ultramarine Blue
#61faf1  rgb(97, 250, 241)  hsl(176, 94%, 68%)  Turquoise Blue
#f161fa  rgb(241, 97, 250)  hsl(296, 94%, 68%)  Heliotrope