Information about #FAE9AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FAE9AE belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 233, 174) — 98% red, 91.4% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 30 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FAE9AE reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Tan (#FBEEAC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Peach (#FFE5AD) and Banana Mania (#FAE7B5).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 233, 174) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FAE9AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FAE9AE color variations

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

#FAE9AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE9AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE9AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE9AE 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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#FAE9AE 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 #FAE9AE

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

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Honeymoon color link
Honeymoon

#F4E1AF

Peach Yellow color link
Peach Yellow

#FADFAD

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Navajo White color link
Navajo White

#FFDEAD

Double Dutch White color link
Double Dutch White

#F7E1B7

#FAE9AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE9AE
  • RGB250, 233, 174
  • CMYK0, 7, 30, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 233, 174)
  • HSL47°, 88%, 83%
  • HSL Precise46.579°, 88.372%, 83.137%
  • HSV47°, 30%, 98%
  • HSB47°, 30%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.914, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.914, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.914, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE9AE
  • DECIMAL ID16443822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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