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#FAF30A

#faf30a ≈ Cadmium Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faf30a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 95.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.8% magenta, 96% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 58.25°, with 96% saturation and 50.98% 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 17.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Yellow (#fff600), ΔE 0.88.

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Relative luminance0.8445

Complementary

  1. #faf30a
  2. #0a11fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf30a
  2. #0a89fa
  3. #7b0afa

Analogous

  1. #fa7b0a
  2. #faf30a
  3. #89fa0a

Triadic

  1. #faf30a
  2. #0afaf3
  3. #f30afa

Tetradic

  1. #faf30a
  2. #11fa0a
  3. #0a11fa
  4. #f30afa

Square

  1. #faf30a
  2. #0afa7b
  3. #0a11fa
  4. #fa0a89

Monochromatic

  1. #696602
  2. #b4af04
  3. #faf30a
  4. #fcf755
  5. #fdfaa0

Shades

#faf30a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf30a
  2. #e1db09
  3. #c8c208
  4. #afaa07
  5. #969206
  6. #7d7a05
  7. #646104
  8. #4b4903
  9. #323102
  10. #191801
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf30a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf30a
  2. #fbf423
  3. #fbf53b
  4. #fcf754
  5. #fcf86c
  6. #fdf985
  7. #fdfa9d
  8. #fefbb6
  9. #fefdce
  10. #fffee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf30a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf30a
  2. #eee816
  3. #e2dc22
  4. #d5d12d
  5. #c9c539
  6. #bdba45
  7. #b1ae51
  8. #a5a35d
  9. #989768
  10. #8c8c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2efbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf30a {
  color: #faf30a;
}
Background
.bg-faf30a {
  background-color: #faf30a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf30a {
  border: 2px solid #faf30a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf30a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 243 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf30a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf30a, #89fa0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf30a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 243 10 / 0.35);
}

#fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 0.88 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 0.96 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.90 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.02 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 2.65 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.78 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.81 #050cf5 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Cadmium Yellow
#faf30a  rgb(250, 243, 10)  hsl(58, 96%, 51%)  Cadmium Yellow
#0a11fa  rgb(10, 17, 250)  hsl(238, 96%, 51%)  Blue
#0afaf3  rgb(10, 250, 243)  hsl(178, 96%, 51%)  Aqua
#f30afa  rgb(243, 10, 250)  hsl(298, 96%, 51%)  Fuchsia