Information about #FAEE9E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAEE9E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 238, 158) — 98% red, 93.3% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 36 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAEE9E is a maximally vivid 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 Drover (#FBEB9B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vis (#FFEFA1) and Portafino (#F4F09B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 238, 158)), which gives #FAEE9E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAEE9E: 17.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAEE9E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAEE9E color variations

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

#FAEE9E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAEE9E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAEE9E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAEE9E 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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#FAEE9E 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 #FAEE9E

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

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Vis color link
Vis

#FFEFA1

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Very Light Gold color link
Very Light Gold

#FFF39E

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Dark Cream color link
Dark Cream

#FFF39A

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Very Light Amber color link
Very Light Amber

#FFE79E

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Soft Lemon color link
Soft Lemon

#FCF99C

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

#FAEE9E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAEE9E
  • RGB250, 238, 158
  • CMYK0, 5, 36, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 238, 158)
  • HSL52°, 90%, 80%
  • HSL Precise52.174°, 90.196%, 80%
  • HSV52°, 37%, 98%
  • HSB52°, 37%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.933, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.933, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.933, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAEE9E
  • DECIMAL ID16445086
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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