Information about #FAE661 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAE661 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 230, 97) — 98% red, 90.2% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 60 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid golden yellow, #FAE661 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spring Yellow (#F5E35D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Corn (#FBEC5D) and Sand Yellow (#FCE166).

The recipe behind #FAE661 is rgb(250, 230, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAE661: 16.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAE661 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAE661 color variations

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

#FAE661 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE661 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE661 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE661 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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#FAE661 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 #FAE661

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

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Light Brilliant Gold color link
Light Brilliant Gold

#FFEC65

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Marigold Yellow color link
Marigold Yellow

#FBE870

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Light Brilliant Amber color link
Light Brilliant Amber

#FFD865

#FAE661 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE661
  • RGB250, 230, 97
  • CMYK0, 8, 60, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 230, 97)
  • HSL52°, 94%, 68%
  • HSL Precise52.157°, 93.865%, 68.039%
  • HSV52°, 61%, 98%
  • HSB52°, 61%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.902, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.902, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.902, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE661
  • DECIMAL ID16442977
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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