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#FAEF4E

#faef4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faef4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.16°, 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 17.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.8261

Complementary

  1. #faef4e
  2. #4e59fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef4e
  2. #4eaffa
  3. #994efa

Analogous

  1. #fa994e
  2. #faef4e
  3. #affa4e

Triadic

  1. #faef4e
  2. #4efaef
  3. #ef4efa

Tetradic

  1. #faef4e
  2. #59fa4e
  3. #4e59fa
  4. #ef4efa

Square

  1. #faef4e
  2. #4efa99
  3. #4e59fa
  4. #fa4eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #aaa005
  2. #f5e507
  3. #faef4e
  4. #fcf698
  5. #fefce3

Shades

#faef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef4e
  2. #e1d746
  3. #c8bf3e
  4. #afa737
  5. #968f2f
  6. #7d7827
  7. #64601f
  8. #4b4817
  9. #323010
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef4e
  2. #fbf160
  3. #fbf271
  4. #fcf483
  5. #fcf595
  6. #fdf7a7
  7. #fdf9b8
  8. #fefaca
  9. #fefcdc
  10. #fffded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef4e
  2. #eee453
  3. #e2d958
  4. #d5ce5d
  5. #c9c362
  6. #bdb867
  7. #b1ac6c
  8. #a5a171
  9. #989676
  10. #8c8b7b
  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 #f1ecc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe734 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef4e {
  color: #faef4e;
}
Background
.bg-faef4e {
  background-color: #faef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef4e {
  border: 2px solid #faef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef4e, #affa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.23 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.29 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.56 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.68 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.88 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.98 #0510b1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Icterine
#faef4e  rgb(250, 239, 78)  hsl(56, 95%, 64%)  Icterine
#4e59fa  rgb(78, 89, 250)  hsl(236, 95%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efaef  rgb(78, 250, 239)  hsl(176, 95%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef4efa  rgb(239, 78, 250)  hsl(296, 95%, 64%)  Fuchsia