Banana Mania (#FAE7B5)

The hex code for Banana Mania is #FAE7B5. It is rgb(250, 231, 181) in RGB, hsl(43, 87%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 2%) in CMYK — a lightest yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#FAE7B5

RGBrgb(250, 231, 181)

HSLhsl(43, 87%, 85%)

HSVhsv(43, 28%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.068 89.7)

LABlab(92.29% 1.23 26.91)

LCHlch(92.29% 26.94 87.38)

Colors Closest to Banana Mania

Banana Mania is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 2.8 Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 3.36 Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 4.39 Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 4.43 Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 4.44 Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 6.05

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

#FAE7B5 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 250 · G 231 · B 181	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 87% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 28% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 8% · Y 28% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.22:1 vs white · 17.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Banana Mania 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.

TextWhite text1.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text17.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Banana Mania

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Banana Mania

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 Banana Mania 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#FAE7B5

Protanopia#EAEAB5

Protanomaly#F1E9B5

Deuteranopia#EEEEB4

Deuteranomaly#F3EBB5

Tritanopia#FFE1E1

Tritanomaly#FDE4D1

Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #FAE7B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--banana-mania: #FAE7B5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAE7B5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'banana-mania': '#FAE7B5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.906, blue: 0.710)

Android XML<color name="banana_mania">#FAE7B5</color>

SVG fillfill="#FAE7B5"

More Yellow Colors

Banana Mania sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

faf1dc fae1a3 faf6d6 fada5e faf9f6 faca30 fafa37 f9f9eb fafad2 f9f7e1 fafad6 f9efd7 fdfd96 ffd700 fff700 ffff47 2a2913 5f5c2b 93932a b5a642 cccc66 e2b33c eed202 f4ca16

#FAE7B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Banana Mania?

The hex code for Banana Mania is #FAE7B5. That is rgb(250, 231, 181) in RGB, hsl(43, 87%, 85%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FAE7B5?

#FAE7B5 is rgb(250, 231, 181) — red 250, green 231, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAE7B5?

#FAE7B5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAE7B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAE7B5 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAE7B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAE7B5 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 moccasin (#FFE4B5) at a CIE76 distance of 3.36, which is very hard to tell apart.

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