Information about #FAD980 color

#FAD980 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAD980 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 217, 128) — 98% red, 85.1% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 48 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FAD980 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Glow (#F9D77E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jasmine (#F8DE7E) and Salomie (#FFD67B).

The recipe behind #FAD980 is rgb(250, 217, 128), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAD980: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAD980 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAD980 color variations

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

#FAD980 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAD980 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAD980 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAD980 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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#FAD980 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 #FAD980

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

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Salomie color link
Salomie

#FFD67B

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Luminous Yellow color link
Luminous Yellow

#FEE37F

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

#FAD980 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAD980
  • RGB250, 217, 128
  • CMYK0, 13, 48, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 217, 128)
  • HSL44°, 92%, 74%
  • HSL Precise43.77°, 92.424%, 74.118%
  • HSV44°, 49%, 98%
  • HSB44°, 49%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.851, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.851, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.851, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAD980
  • DECIMAL ID16439680
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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