Information about #FAED7A color

#FAED7A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAED7A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 237, 122) — 98% red, 92.9% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 50 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FAED7A presents itself as a maximally vivid yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sun Yellow (#FFE87C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Witch Haze (#FBF073) and Sandy Yellow (#FDEE73).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 237, 122)), which gives #FAED7A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAED7A: 17.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAED7A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAED7A color variations

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

#FAED7A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FAED7A

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

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Sunny color link
Sunny

#F2F27A

Corn Yellow color link
Corn Yellow

#FFF380

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Manz color link
Manz

#EEEF78

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAED7A
  • RGB250, 237, 122
  • CMYK0, 5, 50, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 237, 122)
  • HSL54°, 93%, 73%
  • HSL Precise53.906°, 92.754%, 72.941%
  • HSV54°, 51%, 98%
  • HSB54°, 51%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.929, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.929, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.929, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAED7A
  • DECIMAL ID16444794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01