What color is #FAE680?

#FAE680 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAE680?

The RGB value is 250, 230, 128: 250 red, 230 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAE680?

The complementary color is #8094FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAE680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAE680 color

#FAE680 rgb(250, 230, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FAE680 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 90.2% green and 50.2% blue (250, 230, 128).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 92% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sandworm (#FCE883), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#FAE680 color codes

HEX	`#FAE680`
RGB	`rgb(250, 230, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 90.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 92%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 49%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, -6.21, 51.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 52.17, 96.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.62, 78.479, 31.793)`
Decimal	`16443008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAE680, 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 #FAE680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAE680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #FAE680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fae680; }
.text { color: #fae680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fae680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 230 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fae680, #d1fa80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FAE680?: #FAE680 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAE680?: The RGB value is 250, 230, 128: 250 red, 230 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAE680?: The complementary color is #8094FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAE680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.