What color is #FAE364?

#FAE364 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE364?

The RGB value is 250, 227, 100: 250 red, 227 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE364?

The complementary color is #647BFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE364 color

#FAE364 rgb(250, 227, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FAE364 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89% green and 39.2% blue (250, 227, 100).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 94% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 60% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Goldfinch (#F8E462), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#FAE364 color codes

HEX	`#FAE364`
RGB	`rgb(250, 227, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 94%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 60%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 60%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.95, -6.86, 63.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.95, 63.73, 96.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.196, 76.185, 23.114)`
Decimal	`16442212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE364, 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 #FAE364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #FAE364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae364; }
.text { color: #fae364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 227 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae364, #c6fa64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FAE364?: #FAE364 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE364?: The RGB value is 250, 227, 100: 250 red, 227 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE364?: The complementary color is #647BFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.