Information about #FAEC6A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FAEC6A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 236, 106) — 98% red, 92.5% green, 41.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 56 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength golden yellow, #FAEC6A appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellowish (#FAEE66). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brilliant Gold (#FFEC65) and Marigold Yellow (#FBE870).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 236, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAEC6A: 17.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. #FAEC6A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FAEC6A color variations

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

#FAEC6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAEC6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAEC6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAEC6A 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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#FAEC6A 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 #FAEC6A

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

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Light Brilliant Gold color link
Light Brilliant Gold

#FFEC65

Marigold Yellow color link
Marigold Yellow

#FBE870

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

#FAEC6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAEC6A
  • RGB250, 236, 106
  • CMYK0, 5, 56, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 236, 106)
  • HSL54°, 94%, 70%
  • HSL Precise54.167°, 93.506%, 69.804%
  • HSV54°, 58%, 98%
  • HSB54°, 58%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.925, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.925, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.925, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAEC6A
  • DECIMAL ID16444522
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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