All About Color #FAE485

#FAE485

About #FAE485

#FAE485 is a light yellow color with the hex code #FAE485. In RGB it is red 250, green 228, blue 133; in HSL it is hue 49°, saturation 92%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 47%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.27:1 on white and 16.50:1 on black.

#FAE485 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, E4, 85
CMYK0.00%, 8.80%, 46.80%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 228, 133
HSL49°, 92%, 75%
RGB Octal372, 344, 205
HSV (HSB)48.72°, 46.80%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 11100100, 10000101
CIE-L*AB90.55, -4.75, 48.85
RGB Percent98.04%, 89.41%, 52.16%
CIE-L*CH90.55, 49.08, 95.56
XYZ71.40, 77.50, 33.39
CIE-L*UV90.55, 19.13, 64.18
xyY0.39, 0.43, 77.50
Hunter-Lab88.04, -9.29, 39.14
RYB62.78%, 98.04%, 52.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FAE485 on a dark background: contrast 16.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FAE485 on a light background: contrast 1.27:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FAE485, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FAE485 · #FEF8DD · #F6D12C · #859AFA · #DDE3FE

Analogous palette

#FA859A · #FAAA85 · #FAE485 · #D5FA85 · #9AFA85

Triadic palette

#FAE485 · #85FAE4 · #E485FA · #FEF8DD · #DDFEF8

Tetradic palette

#FAE485 · #85FAAA · #859AFA · #FA85D5 · #F6D12C

Monochromatic palette

#DCB609 · #F7D43B · #FAE485 · #FDF4CE · #FEFAE7

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