Information about #FAE050 color

#FAE050 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAE050 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(250, 224, 80) (98% red, 87.8% green, 31.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 10 / 68 / 2 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAE050 is a intensely saturated sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Minion Yellow (#F5E050). Slightly further away sit Energy Yellow (#F5D752) and Mustard (#FFDB58).

The recipe behind #FAE050 is rgb(250, 224, 80), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 15.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. #FAE050 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FAE050 color variations

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

#FAE050 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE050 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE050 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE050 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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#FAE050 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 #FAE050

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

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Gargoyle Gas color link
Gargoyle Gas

#FFDF46

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Kournikova color link
Kournikova

#F9D054

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

#FAE050 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE050
  • RGB250, 224, 80
  • CMYK0, 10, 68, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 224, 80)
  • HSL51°, 94%, 65%
  • HSL Precise50.824°, 94.444%, 64.706%
  • HSV51°, 68%, 98%
  • HSB51°, 68%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.878, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.878, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.878, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE050
  • DECIMAL ID16441424
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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