Information about #FAF55B color

#FAF55B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FAF55B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 245, 91) — 98% red, 96.1% green, 35.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 62 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAF55B 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 a hair away from Icterine (#FCF75E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dodie Yellow (#FEF65B) and Corn (#FBEC5D).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 245, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAF55B: 18.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAF55B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAF55B color variations

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

#FAF55B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAF55B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#C6C006

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Black

#000000

#FAF55B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAF55B 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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#FAF55B 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 #FAF55B

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

Icterine color link
Icterine

#FCF75E

Dodie Yellow color link
Dodie Yellow

#FEF65B

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Lemon Yellow color link
Lemon Yellow

#FFF44F

Light Brilliant Gold color link
Light Brilliant Gold

#FFEC65

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Light Brilliant Yellow color link
Light Brilliant Yellow

#FFFF65

Laser Lemon color link
Laser Lemon

#FFFF66

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Light Brilliant Apple Green color link
Light Brilliant Apple Green

#ECFF65

#FAF55B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAF55B
  • RGB250, 245, 91
  • CMYK0, 2, 62, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 245, 91)
  • HSL58°, 94%, 67%
  • HSL Precise58.113°, 94.083%, 66.863%
  • HSV58°, 64%, 98%
  • HSB58°, 64%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.961, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.961, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.961, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAF55B
  • DECIMAL ID16446811
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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