Information about #FAE58E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FAE58E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 229, 142) — 98% red, 89.8% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 42 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FAE58E is a maximally vivid yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Flavescent (#F7E98E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Yellow (#F4E98C) and Dark Ivory (#F2E58F).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 229, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAE58E: 16.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAE58E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAE58E color variations

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

#FAE58E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE58E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE58E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE58E 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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#FAE58E 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 #FAE58E

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

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Light Goldenrod color link
Light Goldenrod

#FFEC8B

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Hot Peach color link
Hot Peach

#FFDA92

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

Drover color link
Drover

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Bright Pastel Yellow color link
Bright Pastel Yellow

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#FAE58E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE58E
  • RGB250, 229, 142
  • CMYK0, 8, 42, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 229, 142)
  • HSL48°, 92%, 77%
  • HSL Precise48.333°, 91.525%, 76.863%
  • HSV48°, 43%, 98%
  • HSB48°, 43%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.898, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.898, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.898, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE58E
  • DECIMAL ID16442766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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