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#FAEF8D

#faef8d ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faef8d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 93.73% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 43.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 53.94°, with 91.6% saturation and 76.67% 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 17.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.8398

Complementary

  1. #faef8d
  2. #8d98fa

Split complementary

  1. #faef8d
  2. #8dcffa
  3. #b98dfa

Analogous

  1. #fab98d
  2. #faef8d
  3. #cffa8d

Triadic

  1. #faef8d
  2. #8dfaef
  3. #ef8dfa

Tetradic

  1. #faef8d
  2. #98fa8d
  3. #8d98fa
  4. #ef8dfa

Square

  1. #faef8d
  2. #8dfab9
  3. #8d98fa
  4. #fa8dcf

Monochromatic

  1. #e4ce0a
  2. #f7e544
  3. #faef8d
  4. #fdf9d6
  5. #fefceb

Shades

#faef8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faef8d
  2. #e1d77f
  3. #c8bf71
  4. #afa763
  5. #968f55
  6. #7d7847
  7. #646038
  8. #4b482a
  9. #32301c
  10. #19180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#faef8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faef8d
  2. #fbf198
  3. #fbf2a4
  4. #fcf4af
  5. #fcf5bb
  6. #fdf7c6
  7. #fdf9d1
  8. #fefadd
  9. #fefce8
  10. #fffdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faef8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faef8d
  2. #eee48c
  3. #e2d98a
  4. #d5ce89
  5. #c9c388
  6. #bdb887
  7. #b1ac85
  8. #a5a184
  9. #989683
  10. #8c8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2edcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe985 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe3d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdeb88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffef90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faef8d {
  color: #faef8d;
}
Background
.bg-faef8d {
  background-color: #faef8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faef8d {
  border: 2px solid #faef8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faef8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 239 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 92% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faef8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faef8d, #cffa8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faef8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 239 141 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.24 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.74 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.64 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.09 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.17 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.49 #051072 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Khaki
#faef8d  rgb(250, 239, 141)  hsl(54, 92%, 77%)  Khaki
#8d98fa  rgb(141, 152, 250)  hsl(234, 92%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#8dfaef  rgb(141, 250, 239)  hsl(174, 92%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#ef8dfa  rgb(239, 141, 250)  hsl(294, 92%, 77%)  Violet