#FAE161 Color

#FAE161 is rgb(250, 225, 97) in RGB and hsl(50, 94%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Khaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#FAE161

HEX#FAE161

RGBrgb(250, 225, 97)

HSLhsl(50, 94%, 68%)

HSVhsv(50, 61%, 98%)

OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.148 98.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 61%, 2%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #FAE161 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FAE161 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#FAE161 Complementary#617AFA Analogous#FA9461 Analogous#C7FA61 Triadic#61FAE1 Triadic#E161FA

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #FAE161, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FBE474 #FBE98D #FCEDA1 #FDF1B5 #FDF5C9 #FEF9E1

Shades

#F9D834 #F7CF08 #CBAA06 #998105 #6D5B03 #403602

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