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#FAEC99

#faec99 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faec99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 92.55% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 38.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 51.34°, with 90.65% saturation and 79.02% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8261

Complementary

  1. #faec99
  2. #99a7fa

Split complementary

  1. #faec99
  2. #99d8fa
  3. #bc99fa

Analogous

  1. #fabc99
  2. #faec99
  3. #d8fa99

Triadic

  1. #faec99
  2. #99faec
  3. #ec99fa

Tetradic

  1. #faec99
  2. #a7fa99
  3. #99a7fa
  4. #ec99fa

Square

  1. #faec99
  2. #99fabc
  3. #99a7fa
  4. #fa99d8

Monochromatic

  1. #eece0c
  2. #f6de50
  3. #faec99
  4. #fefae2
  5. #fefbec

Shades

#faec99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faec99
  2. #e1d48a
  3. #c8bd7a
  4. #afa56b
  5. #968e5c
  6. #7d764d
  7. #645e3d
  8. #4b472e
  9. #322f1f
  10. #19180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#faec99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faec99
  2. #fbeea3
  3. #fbf0ad
  4. #fcf2b8
  5. #fcf4c2
  6. #fdf6cc
  7. #fdf7d6
  8. #fef9e0
  9. #fefbeb
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faec99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faec99
  2. #eee197
  3. #e2d694
  4. #d5cc92
  5. #c9c18f
  6. #bdb68d
  7. #b1ab8a
  8. #a5a088
  9. #989685
  10. #8c8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1ebcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe793 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe1d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbe995 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fded9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe5c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faec99 {
  color: #faec99;
}
Background
.bg-faec99 {
  background-color: #faec99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faec99 {
  border: 2px solid #faec99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faec99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 236 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 91% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faec99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faec99, #d8fa99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faec99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 236 153 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.23 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.80 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.92 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.54 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.68 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.87 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.41 #051366 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Khaki
#faec99  rgb(250, 236, 153)  hsl(51, 91%, 79%)  Khaki
#99a7fa  rgb(153, 167, 250)  hsl(231, 91%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99faec  rgb(153, 250, 236)  hsl(171, 91%, 79%)  Celeste
#ec99fa  rgb(236, 153, 250)  hsl(291, 91%, 79%)  Violet