Recognised as Colour
#FAE052
- #FAE052
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FAE052 is a yellow with RGB values 250, 224, 82 and HSL 51°, 94%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FAE052#FAE052
HEX#FAE052
RGBrgb(250, 224, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.8784, 0.3216
RGB percentages98%, 87.8%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(50.7, 94.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 67.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 67.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,441,426
CSS custom property--colour: #FAE052;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.85:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#051FAD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#526CFA
Analogous#FA8C52, #C0FA52
Triadic#52FAE0, #E052FA
Split complementary#52C0FA, #8C52FA
Tetradic#52FA8C, #526CFA, #FA52C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G224
B82
Red250 (98%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue50.71°
Saturation (HSL)94.38%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G E0 · B 52
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