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#FAEB4E

#faeb4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faeb4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 54.77°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 17.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.8029

Complementary

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #4e5dfa

Split complementary

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #4eb3fa
  3. #954efa

Analogous

  1. #fa954e
  2. #faeb4e
  3. #b3fa4e

Triadic

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #4efaeb
  3. #eb4efa

Tetradic

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #5dfa4e
  3. #4e5dfa
  4. #eb4efa

Square

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #4efa95
  3. #4e5dfa
  4. #fa4eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9c05
  2. #f5e007
  3. #faeb4e
  4. #fcf398
  5. #fefce3

Shades

#faeb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #e1d446
  3. #c8bc3e
  4. #afa537
  5. #968d2f
  6. #7d7627
  7. #645e1f
  8. #4b4717
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faeb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #fbed60
  3. #fbef71
  4. #fcf183
  5. #fcf395
  6. #fdf5a7
  7. #fdf7b8
  8. #fef9ca
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faeb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faeb4e
  2. #eee053
  3. #e2d658
  4. #d5cb5d
  5. #c9c062
  6. #bdb667
  7. #b1ab6c
  8. #a5a071
  9. #989576
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efe9be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe336 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffeb54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faeb4e {
  color: #faeb4e;
}
Background
.bg-faeb4e {
  background-color: #faeb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faeb4e {
  border: 2px solid #faeb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faeb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 235 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faeb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faeb4e, #b3fa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faeb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 235 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.61 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.27 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.63 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.75 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.18 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.50 #0514b1 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#faeb4e  rgb(250, 235, 78)  hsl(55, 95%, 64%)  Dandelion
#4e5dfa  rgb(78, 93, 250)  hsl(235, 95%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efaeb  rgb(78, 250, 235)  hsl(175, 95%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#eb4efa  rgb(235, 78, 250)  hsl(295, 95%, 64%)  Fuchsia