Information about #FAE06E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAE06E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 224, 110) — 98% red, 87.8% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 55 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated sunny yellow, #FAE06E has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Gold (#FDDE6C). Slightly further away sit Yellow Tan (#FFE36E) and Dandelion (#FDDB6D).

The recipe behind #FAE06E is rgb(250, 224, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 16.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. #FAE06E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FAE06E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FAE06E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE06E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE06E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE06E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FAE06E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FAE06E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Marigold Yellow color link
Marigold Yellow

#FBE870

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Light Brilliant Amber color link
Light Brilliant Amber

#FFD865

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Light Brilliant Gold color link
Light Brilliant Gold

#FFEC65

#FAE06E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE06E
  • RGB250, 224, 110
  • CMYK0, 10, 55, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 224, 110)
  • HSL49°, 93%, 71%
  • HSL Precise48.857°, 93.333%, 70.588%
  • HSV49°, 56%, 98%
  • HSB49°, 56%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.878, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.878, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.878, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE06E
  • DECIMAL ID16441454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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