All About Color #FAE685

#FAE685

About #FAE685

#FAE685 is a light yellow color with the hex code #FAE685. In RGB it is red 250, green 230, blue 133; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 92%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 0%, 8%, 47%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 1.26:1 on white and 16.72:1 on black.

#FAE685 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, E6, 85
CMYK0.00%, 8.00%, 46.80%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 230, 133
HSL50°, 92%, 75%
RGB Octal372, 346, 205
HSV (HSB)49.74°, 46.80%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 11100110, 10000101
CIE-L*AB91.06, -5.76, 49.47
RGB Percent98.04%, 90.20%, 52.16%
CIE-L*CH91.06, 49.80, 96.64
XYZ71.95, 78.61, 33.57
CIE-L*UV91.06, 17.85, 65.16
xyY0.39, 0.43, 78.61
Hunter-Lab88.66, -10.30, 39.61
RYB61.62%, 98.04%, 52.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FAE685 on a dark background: contrast 16.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FAE685 on a light background: contrast 1.26:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FAE685, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FAE685 · #FEF8DD · #F6D52C · #8598FA · #DDE2FE

Analogous palette

#FA8598 · #FAAC85 · #FAE685 · #D3FA85 · #98FA85

Triadic palette

#FAE685 · #85FAE6 · #E685FA · #FEF8DD · #DDFEF8

Tetradic palette

#FAE685 · #85FAAC · #8598FA · #FA85D3 · #F6D52C

Monochromatic palette

#DCB909 · #F7D83B · #FAE685 · #FDF5CE · #FEFAE7

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