Information about #FAD481 color

#FAD481 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAD481 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 212, 129) — 98% red, 83.1% green, 50.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 48 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm orange, #FAD481 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Glow (#F9D77E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Salomie (#FFD67B) and Cherokee (#F5CD82).

The recipe behind #FAD481 is rgb(250, 212, 129), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAD481: 14.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #FAD481 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FAD481 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FAD481 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAD481 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAD481 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAD481 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FAD481 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FAD481

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Salomie color link
Salomie

#FFD67B

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Topaz color link
Topaz

#FFC87C

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Buff color link
Buff

#FFC680

Luminous Yellow color link
Luminous Yellow

#FEE37F

Chardonnay color link
Chardonnay

#FFC878

#FAD481 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAD481
  • RGB250, 212, 129
  • CMYK0, 15, 48, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 212, 129)
  • HSL41°, 92%, 74%
  • HSL Precise41.157°, 92.366%, 74.314%
  • HSV41°, 48%, 98%
  • HSB41°, 48%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.831, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.831, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.831, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAD481
  • DECIMAL ID16438401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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