Information about #FAE370 color

#FAE370 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAE370 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 227, 112) — 98% red, 89% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 54 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FAE370 reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marigold Yellow (#FBE870). Nearby in the Register you will also find Yellow Tan (#FFE36E) and Shandy (#FFE670).

The recipe behind #FAE370 is rgb(250, 227, 112), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 16.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. No one has named #FAE370 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FAE370 color variations

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

#FAE370 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FAE370

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

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE370
  • RGB250, 227, 112
  • CMYK0, 9, 54, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 227, 112)
  • HSL50°, 93%, 71%
  • HSL Precise50°, 93.243%, 70.98%
  • HSV50°, 55%, 98%
  • HSB50°, 55%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.890, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.890, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.890, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE370
  • DECIMAL ID16442224
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01