What color is #FAE17F?

#FAE17F is a light, vivid yellow known as Pasta Luego. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pasta Luego?

The RGB value is 250, 225, 127: 250 red, 225 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pasta Luego?

The complementary color is #7F98FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pasta Luego color: hex code #FAE17F

#FAE17F rgb(250, 225, 127)

Shades of yellow

Pasta Luego has the hex code #FAE17F. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 88.2% green and 49.8% blue (250, 225, 127).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 92% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 49% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

Pasta Luego (#FAE17F) color codes

HEX	`#FAE17F`
RGB	`rgb(250, 225, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 88.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 92%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 49%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 49%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.72, -3.78, 50.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.72, 50.86, 94.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.183, 75.71, 30.991)`
Decimal	`16441727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pasta Luego, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAE17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAE17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae17f; }
.text { color: #fae17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 225 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae17f, #d5fa7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FAE17F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAE17F?: #FAE17F is a light, vivid yellow known as Pasta Luego. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pasta Luego?: The RGB value is 250, 225, 127: 250 red, 225 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pasta Luego?: The complementary color is #7F98FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.