All About Color #FAE55C

#FAE55C

About #FAE55C

#FAE55C is a light yellow color with the hex code #FAE55C. In RGB it is red 250, green 229, blue 92; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 94%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 8%, 63%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.28:1 on white and 16.43:1 on black.

#FAE55C Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, E5, 5C
CMYK0.00%, 8.40%, 63.20%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 229, 92
HSL52°, 94%, 67%
RGB Octal372, 345, 134
HSV (HSB)52.03°, 63.20%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 11100101, 1011100
CIE-L*AB90.38, -8.36, 67.22
RGB Percent98.04%, 89.80%, 36.08%
CIE-L*CH90.38, 67.73, 97.09
XYZ69.38, 77.14, 21.36
CIE-L*UV90.38, 20.22, 81.82
xyY0.41, 0.46, 77.14
Hunter-Lab87.83, -12.70, 47.06
RYB45.58%, 98.04%, 36.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FAE55C on a dark background: contrast 16.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FAE55C on a light background: contrast 1.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FAE55C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FAE55C · #FDF3B5 · #F2D307 · #5C71FA · #B5BEFD

Analogous palette

#FA5C71 · #FA965C · #FAE55C · #C0FA5C · #71FA5C

Triadic palette

#FAE55C · #5CFAE5 · #E55CFA · #FDF3B5 · #B5FDF3

Tetradic palette

#FAE55C · #5CFA96 · #5C71FA · #FA5CC0 · #F2D307

Monochromatic palette

#B79F06 · #F8D912 · #FAE55C · #FCF1A6 · #FEFBE6

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