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#FAEC4E

#faec4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faec4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 55.12°, 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 17.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.8086

Complementary

  1. #faec4e
  2. #4e5cfa

Split complementary

  1. #faec4e
  2. #4eb2fa
  3. #964efa

Analogous

  1. #fa964e
  2. #faec4e
  3. #b2fa4e

Triadic

  1. #faec4e
  2. #4efaec
  3. #ec4efa

Tetradic

  1. #faec4e
  2. #5cfa4e
  3. #4e5cfa
  4. #ec4efa

Square

  1. #faec4e
  2. #4efa96
  3. #4e5cfa
  4. #fa4eb2

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9d05
  2. #f5e107
  3. #faec4e
  4. #fcf498
  5. #fefce3

Shades

#faec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec4e
  2. #e1d446
  3. #c8bd3e
  4. #afa537
  5. #968e2f
  6. #7d7627
  7. #645e1f
  8. #4b4717
  9. #322f10
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec4e
  2. #fbee60
  3. #fbf071
  4. #fcf283
  5. #fcf495
  6. #fdf6a7
  7. #fdf7b8
  8. #fef9ca
  9. #fefbdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec4e
  2. #eee153
  3. #e2d658
  4. #d5cc5d
  5. #c9c162
  6. #bdb667
  7. #b1ab6c
  8. #a5a071
  9. #989676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0eabe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe435 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fee741 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec4e {
  color: #faec4e;
}
Background
.bg-faec4e {
  background-color: #faec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec4e {
  border: 2px solid #faec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec4e, #b2fa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.75 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.00 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.57 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.70 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.44 #0513b1 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#faec4e  rgb(250, 236, 78)  hsl(55, 95%, 64%)  Dandelion
#4e5cfa  rgb(78, 92, 250)  hsl(235, 95%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efaec  rgb(78, 250, 236)  hsl(175, 95%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec4efa  rgb(236, 78, 250)  hsl(295, 95%, 64%)  Fuchsia