Information about #FAE88F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FAE88F is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 232, 143) — 98% red, 91% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 42 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid yellow, #FAE88F appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. 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 Light Goldenrod (#FFEC8B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 232, 143)), which gives #FAE88F its character. If you plan to put text on a #FAE88F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FAE88F color variations

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

#FAE88F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAE88F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAE88F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAE88F 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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#FAE88F 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 #FAE88F

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

Light Goldenrod color link
Light Goldenrod

#FFEC8B

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Bright Pastel Yellow color link
Bright Pastel Yellow

#FBF38A

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Milan color link
Milan

#F6F493

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

#FAE88F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAE88F
  • RGB250, 232, 143
  • CMYK0, 7, 42, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 232, 143)
  • HSL50°, 91%, 77%
  • HSL Precise49.907°, 91.453%, 77.059%
  • HSV50°, 43%, 98%
  • HSB50°, 43%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.910, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.910, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.910, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAE88F
  • DECIMAL ID16443535
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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