Information about #FAD979 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #FAD979 reads as a maximally vivid orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to La Luna (#FFD87A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Glow (#F9D77E) and Salomie (#FFD67B).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 217, 121)), which gives #FAD979 its character. If you plan to put text on a #FAD979 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#FAD979 color variations
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#FAD979 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FAD979 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FAD979 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FAD979 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FAD979 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FAD979 color
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Nearest named colors to #FAD979
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#FFD87A
#F9D77E
#FFD67B
#F8DE7E
#F9E176
#F1DA7A
#FEE37F
#FDDB6D
#FDDE6C
#FFCD73
#EEDC82
#FFE36E
#FAD979 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FAD979
- RGB250, 217, 121
- CMYK0, 13, 51, 2
- CSSrgb(250, 217, 121)
- HSL45°, 93%, 73%
- HSL Precise44.651°, 92.806%, 72.745%
- HSV45°, 52%, 98%
- HSB45°, 52%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.851, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.851, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.851, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98%
- Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFAD979
- DECIMAL ID16439673
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
