Information about #FAE75C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAE75C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 231, 92) — 98% red, 90.6% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 62 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAE75C is a pure, full-strength sunny yellow 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 practically indistinguishable from Corn (#FBEC5D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spring Yellow (#F5E35D) and Light Brilliant Gold (#FFEC65).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 231, 92)), which gives #FAE75C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAE75C: 16.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. #FAE75C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FAE75C color variations

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

#FAE75C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE75C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE75C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE75C 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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#FAE75C 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 #FAE75C

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

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Light Brilliant Gold color link
Light Brilliant Gold

#FFEC65

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Dodie Yellow color link
Dodie Yellow

#FEF65B

Icterine color link
Icterine

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#FAE75C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE75C
  • RGB250, 231, 92
  • CMYK0, 7, 62, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 231, 92)
  • HSL53°, 94%, 67%
  • HSL Precise52.785°, 94.048%, 67.059%
  • HSV53°, 63%, 98%
  • HSB53°, 63%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.906, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.906, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.906, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE75C
  • DECIMAL ID16443228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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