What color is #FAE37B?

#FAE37B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE37B?

The RGB value is 250, 227, 123: 250 red, 227 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE37B?

The complementary color is #7B92FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE37B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE37B color

#FAE37B rgb(250, 227, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FAE37B is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 89% green and 48.2% blue (250, 227, 123).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 93% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Corn (#F9E176), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#FAE37B color codes

HEX	`#FAE37B`
RGB	`rgb(250, 227, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 89%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 93%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 51%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.18, -5.13, 53.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.18, 53.43, 95.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.471, 76.695, 29.827)`
Decimal	`16442235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE37B, 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 #FAE37B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE37B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #FAE37B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae37b; }
.text { color: #fae37b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae37b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 227 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae37b, #d2fa7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FAE37B?: #FAE37B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE37B?: The RGB value is 250, 227, 123: 250 red, 227 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE37B?: The complementary color is #7B92FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE37B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.