All About Color #FAE157

#FAE157

About #FAE157

#FAE157 is a light yellow color with the hex code #FAE157. In RGB it is red 250, green 225, blue 87; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 94%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 0%, 10%, 65%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.31:1 on white and 15.97:1 on black.

#FAE157 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, E1, 57
CMYK0.00%, 10.00%, 65.20%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 225, 87
HSL51°, 94%, 66%
RGB Octal372, 341, 127
HSV (HSB)50.80°, 65.20%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 11100001, 1010111
CIE-L*AB89.33, -6.66, 68.14
RGB Percent98.04%, 88.24%, 34.12%
CIE-L*CH89.33, 68.47, 95.58
XYZ68.07, 74.86, 19.88
CIE-L*UV89.33, 23.09, 81.77
xyY0.42, 0.46, 74.86
Hunter-Lab86.52, -10.99, 46.94
RYB45.70%, 98.04%, 34.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FAE157 on a dark background: contrast 15.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FAE157 on a light background: contrast 1.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FAE157, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FAE157 · #FDF1B0 · #EDCB07 · #576FFA · #B0BBFD

Analogous palette

#FA576F · #FA9057 · #FAE157 · #C1FA57 · #6FFA57

Triadic palette

#FAE157 · #57FAE1 · #E157FA · #FDF1B0 · #B0FDF1

Tetradic palette

#FAE157 · #57FA90 · #576FFA · #FA57C1 · #EDCB07

Monochromatic palette

#B29806 · #F8D40D · #FAE157 · #FCEEA1 · #FEFBE6

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