What color is #FAEE66?

#FAEE66 is a light, vivid yellow known as Yellowish. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yellowish?

The RGB value is 250, 238, 102: 250 red, 238 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yellowish?

The complementary color is #6672FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAEE66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yellowish color: hex code #FAEE66

#FAEE66 rgb(250, 238, 102)

Shades of yellow

Yellowish has the hex code #FAEE66. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 93.3% green and 40% blue (250, 238, 102).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 94% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 59% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

Yellowish (#FAEE66) color codes

HEX	`#FAEE66`
RGB	`rgb(250, 238, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 93.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 94%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 59%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 59%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.77, -12.19, 65.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.77, 66.73, 100.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.4, 82.435, 24.666)`
Decimal	`16445030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yellowish, 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 #FAEE66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAEE66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #FAEE66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faee66; }
.text { color: #faee66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faee66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 238 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faee66, #bcfa66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

See #FAEE66 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FAEE66?: #FAEE66 is a light, vivid yellow known as Yellowish. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yellowish?: The RGB value is 250, 238, 102: 250 red, 238 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yellowish?: The complementary color is #6672FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAEE66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.