Information about #FAD66B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAD66B falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 214, 107) — 98% red, 83.9% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 56 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAD66B is a maximally vivid orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dandelion (#FDDB6D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brilliant Amber (#FFD865) and Tinkerbell (#FCD763).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 214, 107)), which gives #FAD66B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAD66B: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAD66B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAD66B color variations

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

#FAD66B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAD66B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAD66B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAD66B 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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#FAD66B 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 #FAD66B

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

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Light Brilliant Amber color link
Light Brilliant Amber

#FFD865

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

#FAD66B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAD66B
  • RGB250, 214, 107
  • CMYK0, 14, 56, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 214, 107)
  • HSL45°, 93%, 70%
  • HSL Precise44.895°, 93.464%, 70%
  • HSV45°, 57%, 98%
  • HSB45°, 57%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.839, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.839, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.839, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAD66B
  • DECIMAL ID16438891
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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