Information about #FAFE1B color

#FAFE1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAFE1B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 254, 27) — 98% red, 99.6% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 89 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FAFE1B reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sunny Yellow (#FFF917). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Watermelon Yellow (#EEFF1B) and Daffodil (#FFFF31).

The recipe behind #FAFE1B is rgb(250, 254, 27), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAFE1B: 19.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. #FAFE1B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FAFE1B color variations

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

#FAFE1B 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FAFE1B

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAFE1B
  • RGB250, 254, 27
  • CMYK2, 0, 89, 0
  • CSSrgb(250, 254, 27)
  • HSL61°, 99%, 55%
  • HSL Precise61.057°, 99.127%, 55.098%
  • HSV61°, 89%, 100%
  • HSB61°, 89%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.996, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.996, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.996, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFAFE1B
  • DECIMAL ID16449051
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01