Information about #FAF170 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #FAF170 reads as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Witch Haze (#FBF073). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dolly (#F5F171) and Sandy Yellow (#FDEE73).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 241, 112)), which gives #FAF170 its character. If you plan to put text on a #FAF170 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. No one has named #FAF170 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#FAF170 color variations
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#FAF170 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FAF170 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FAF170 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FAF170 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FAF170 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FAF170 color
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Nearest named colors to #FAF170
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#FBF073
#F5F171
#FDEE73
#FBE870
#FAEE66
#FDFC74
#FFE670
#F2F27A
#FFEC65
#FFFD74
#EEEF78
#FFE36E
#FAF170 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FAF170
- RGB250, 241, 112
- CMYK0, 4, 54, 2
- CSSrgb(250, 241, 112)
- HSL56°, 93%, 71%
- HSL Precise56.087°, 93.243%, 70.98%
- HSV56°, 55%, 98%
- HSB56°, 55%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.945
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
- GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.945, 0.439)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.945, 0.439, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.945, 0.439)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98%
- Percentage of Green in RGB94.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFAF170
- DECIMAL ID16445808
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
