Information about #FAE175 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FAE175 presents itself as a maximally vivid golden yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sweet Corn (#F9E176). Nearby in the Register you will also find Marigold Yellow (#FBE870) and Shandy (#FFE670).
In RGB terms — rgb(250, 225, 117) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 16.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. No one has named #FAE175 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#FAE175 color variations
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#FAE175 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FAE175 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FAE175 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FAE175 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FAE175 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 #FAE175 color
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Nearest named colors to #FAE175
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F9E176
#FBE870
#FFE670
#FFE36E
#F8DE7E
#FDDE6C
#FDDB6D
#FEE37F
#FFE87C
#FFD87A
#F1DA7A
#F9D77E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FAE175
- RGB250, 225, 117
- CMYK0, 10, 52, 2
- CSSrgb(250, 225, 117)
- HSL49°, 93%, 72%
- HSL Precise48.722°, 93.007%, 71.961%
- HSV49°, 53%, 98%
- HSB49°, 53%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
- GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.882, 0.459)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.882, 0.459, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.882, 0.459)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98%
- Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFAE175
- DECIMAL ID16441717
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
