Information about #FAE285 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FAE285 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(250, 226, 133) (98% red, 88.6% green, 52.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 46 / 2 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FAE285 presents itself as a maximally vivid yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Luminous Yellow (#FEE37F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jasmine (#F8DE7E) and Moonbeam (#F2E289).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 226, 133)), which gives #FAE285 its character. If you plan to put text on a #FAE285 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FAE285 color variations

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

#FAE285 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE285 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE285 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE285 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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#FAE285 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 #FAE285

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

Luminous Yellow color link
Luminous Yellow

#FEE37F

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Light Goldenrod color link
Light Goldenrod

#FFEC8B

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

#FAE285 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE285
  • RGB250, 226, 133
  • CMYK0, 9, 46, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 226, 133)
  • HSL48°, 92%, 75%
  • HSL Precise47.692°, 92.126%, 75.098%
  • HSV48°, 47%, 98%
  • HSB48°, 47%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.886, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.886, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.886, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE285
  • DECIMAL ID16441989
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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