All About Color #FAE22E

#FAE22E

About #FAE22E

#FAE22E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #FAE22E. In RGB it is red 250, green 226, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 53°, saturation 95%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 0%, 10%, 82%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.31:1 on white and 15.98:1 on black.

#FAE22E Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, E2, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 9.60%, 81.60%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 226, 46
HSL53°, 95%, 58%
RGB Octal372, 342, 56
HSV (HSB)52.94°, 81.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 11100010, 101110
CIE-L*AB89.35, -8.87, 81.90
RGB Percent98.04%, 88.63%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH89.35, 82.37, 96.18
XYZ67.11, 74.91, 13.51
CIE-L*UV89.35, 23.45, 92.03
xyY0.43, 0.48, 74.91
Hunter-Lab86.55, -13.06, 51.33
RYB28.71%, 98.04%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FAE22E on a dark background: contrast 15.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FAE22E on a light background: contrast 1.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FAE22E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #FAE22E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#FAE22E · #FCEE88 · #C7B005 · #2E46FA · #8895FC

Analogous palette

#FA2E46 · #FA7C2E · #FAE22E · #ACFA2E · #46FA2E

Triadic palette

#FAE22E · #2EFAE2 · #E22EFA · #FCEE88 · #88FCEE

Tetradic palette

#FAE22E · #2EFA7C · #2E46FA · #FA2EAC · #C7B005

Monochromatic palette

#8B7B04 · #D6BE05 · #FAE22E · #FCEC79 · #FDF7C3

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