What color is #FADE79?

#FADE79 is a light, vivid yellow known as Ravioli al Limone. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ravioli al Limone?

The RGB value is 250, 222, 121: 250 red, 222 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ravioli al Limone?

The complementary color is #7995FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FADE79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ravioli al Limone color: hex code #FADE79

#FADE79 rgb(250, 222, 121)

Shades of yellow

Ravioli al Limone has the hex code #FADE79. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 87.1% green and 47.5% blue (250, 222, 121).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 93% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 52% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

Ravioli al Limone (#FADE79) color codes

HEX	`#FADE79`
RGB	`rgb(250, 222, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 87.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 93%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 52%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 52%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, -2.78, 52.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 52.66, 93.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.999, 73.95, 28.725)`
Decimal	`16440953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ravioli al Limone, 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 #FADE79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FADE79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #FADE79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fade79; }
.text { color: #fade79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fade79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 222 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fade79, #d5fa79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FADE79 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FADE79?: #FADE79 is a light, vivid yellow known as Ravioli al Limone. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ravioli al Limone?: The RGB value is 250, 222, 121: 250 red, 222 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ravioli al Limone?: The complementary color is #7995FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FADE79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.