Information about #FAE48E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAE48E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 228, 142) — 98% red, 89.4% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 42 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAE48E presents itself as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Flavescent (#F7E98E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cream Roll (#FBDE8E) and Warm Yellow (#F4E98C).

The recipe behind #FAE48E is rgb(250, 228, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAE48E: 16.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. #FAE48E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FAE48E color variations

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

#FAE48E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE48E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE48E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE48E 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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#FAE48E 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 #FAE48E

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

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Cream Roll color link
Cream Roll

#FBDE8E

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Light Goldenrod color link
Light Goldenrod

#FFEC8B

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Hot Peach color link
Hot Peach

#FFDA92

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

#FAE48E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE48E
  • RGB250, 228, 142
  • CMYK0, 9, 42, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 228, 142)
  • HSL48°, 92%, 77%
  • HSL Precise47.778°, 91.525%, 76.863%
  • HSV48°, 43%, 98%
  • HSB48°, 43%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.894, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.894, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.894, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE48E
  • DECIMAL ID16442510
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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