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#FAF359

#faf359 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faf359 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 95.29% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.8% magenta, 64.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 57.39°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% 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 18.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 0.91.

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Relative luminance0.8515

Complementary

  1. #faf359
  2. #5960fa

Split complementary

  1. #faf359
  2. #59b1fa
  3. #a259fa

Analogous

  1. #faa259
  2. #faf359
  3. #b1fa59

Triadic

  1. #faf359
  2. #59faf3
  3. #f359fa

Tetradic

  1. #faf359
  2. #60fa59
  3. #5960fa
  4. #f359fa

Square

  1. #faf359
  2. #59faa2
  3. #5960fa
  4. #fa59b1

Monochromatic

  1. #b5ad05
  2. #f8ee0f
  3. #faf359
  4. #fcf8a3
  5. #fefeeb

Shades

#faf359 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faf359
  2. #e1db50
  3. #c8c247
  4. #afaa3e
  5. #969235
  6. #7d7a2d
  7. #646124
  8. #4b491b
  9. #323112
  10. #191809
  11. #000000

Tints

#faf359 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faf359
  2. #fbf46a
  3. #fbf57a
  4. #fcf78b
  5. #fcf89b
  6. #fdf9ac
  7. #fdfabd
  8. #fefbcd
  9. #fefdde
  10. #fffeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faf359 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faf359
  2. #eee85d
  3. #e2dc61
  4. #d5d165
  5. #c9c569
  6. #bdba6d
  7. #b1ae70
  8. #a5a374
  9. #989778
  10. #8c8c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f3f0c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff063 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffee4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff15f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffeab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faf359 {
  color: #faf359;
}
Background
.bg-faf359 {
  background-color: #faf359;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faf359 {
  border: 2px solid #faf359;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faf359;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 243 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faf359 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faf359, #b1fa59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faf359 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 243 89 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 0.91 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 2.75 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.15 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.49 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.57 #050ca6 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Icterine
#faf359  rgb(250, 243, 89)  hsl(57, 94%, 66%)  Icterine
#5960fa  rgb(89, 96, 250)  hsl(237, 94%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59faf3  rgb(89, 250, 243)  hsl(177, 94%, 66%)  Aqua
#f359fa  rgb(243, 89, 250)  hsl(297, 94%, 66%)  Heliotrope