All About Color #FAE475

#FAE475

About #FAE475

#FAE475 is a light yellow color with the hex code #FAE475. In RGB it is red 250, green 228, blue 117; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 93%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 53%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.28:1 on white and 16.42:1 on black.

#FAE475 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, E4, 75
CMYK0.00%, 8.80%, 53.20%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 228, 117
HSL50°, 93%, 72%
RGB Octal372, 344, 165
HSV (HSB)50.08°, 53.20%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 11100100, 1110101
CIE-L*AB90.37, -6.13, 56.20
RGB Percent98.04%, 89.41%, 45.88%
CIE-L*CH90.37, 56.54, 96.22
XYZ70.38, 77.10, 28.00
CIE-L*UV90.37, 19.89, 71.68
xyY0.40, 0.44, 77.10
Hunter-Lab87.80, -10.58, 42.55
RYB56.22%, 98.04%, 45.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FAE475 on a dark background: contrast 16.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FAE475 on a light background: contrast 1.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FAE475, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FAE475 · #FDF5CE · #F7D21D · #758BFA · #CED6FD

Analogous palette

#FA758B · #FAA175 · #FAE475 · #CEFA75 · #8BFA75

Triadic palette

#FAE475 · #75FAE4 · #E475FA · #FDF5CE · #CEFDF5

Tetradic palette

#FAE475 · #75FAA1 · #758BFA · #FA75CE · #F7D21D

Monochromatic palette

#CFAE07 · #F7D52B · #FAE475 · #FDF2BF · #FEFAE6

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