Information about #FAE580 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FAE580 presents itself as a intensely saturated yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. 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). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sun Yellow (#FFE87C) and Jasmine (#F8DE7E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 229, 128)), which gives #FAE580 its character. If you plan to put text on a #FAE580 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAE580 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#FAE580 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#FAE580 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FAE580 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FAE580 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FAE580 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FAE580 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FAE580 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #FAE580
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#FEE37F
#FFE87C
#F8DE7E
#F9E176
#F1E788
#F2E289
#FFEC8B
#F4E98C
#ECE67E
#F9D77E
#F7E98E
#FFF380
#FAE580 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FAE580
- RGB250, 229, 128
- CMYK0, 8, 48, 2
- CSSrgb(250, 229, 128)
- HSL50°, 92%, 74%
- HSL Precise49.672°, 92.424%, 74.118%
- HSV50°, 49%, 98%
- HSB50°, 49%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
- GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.898, 0.502)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.898, 0.502, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.898, 0.502)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98%
- Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFAE580
- DECIMAL ID16442752
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers316 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
