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#FAE67F Color

#FAE67F is rgb(250, 230, 127) in RGB, hsl(50, 92%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAE67F
HEX#FAE67F
RGBrgb(250, 230, 127)
HSLhsl(50, 92%, 74%)
HSVhsv(50, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.126 98.6)
LABlab(91.36% -2.54 52.28)
LCHlch(91.36% 52.35 92.78)

What #FAE67F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FAE67F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FAE67F Channel Values

How #FAE67F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 230 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 92% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 49% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAE67F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAE67F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAE67F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FAE67F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #FAE67F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FAE67F
Protanopia#EAEA7F
Protanomaly#F0E87F
Deuteranopia#EDED7E
Deuteranomaly#F2EA7E
Tritanopia#FFDCDC
Tritanomaly#FFE0BE
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAE67F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fae67f: #FAE67F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAE67F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fae67f': '#FAE67F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.902, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_fae67f">#FAE67F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAE67F"

More Yellow Colors

#FAE67F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAE67F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAE67F?

#FAE67F is a light yellow — rgb(250, 230, 127) in RGB and hsl(50, 92%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.22.

What is the RGB value of #FAE67F?

#FAE67F is rgb(250, 230, 127) — red 250, green 230, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAE67F?

#FAE67F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAE67F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAE67F scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAE67F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAE67F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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