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FADD4E

#FADD4E closest to Royal Star

#FADD4E is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Royal Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 86.7% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(250, 221, 78)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 95% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 69% yellow and 2% black. #FADD4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.52:1.

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Variations of #FADD4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FADD4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FADD4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FADD4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FAE256
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2D83A
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5DA42
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAE256
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F9E052
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCDC0
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD791
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5DDC6

#FADD4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#FADD4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.52:1 Super#FADD4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FADD4E in CSS

/* Royal Star */
.color { color: #FADD4E; }
.background { background-color: #FADD4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FADD4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 221 78);
color: hsl(50 95% 64%);
color: oklch(0.897 0.159 97.5);

#FADD4E FAQ

What color is #FADD4E?

#FADD4E is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Royal Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FADD4E?

#FADD4E is rgb(250, 221, 78) in RGB, hsl(50, 95%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 69%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FADD4E?

The complementary color of #FADD4E is #4E6BFA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FADD4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FADD4E: 15.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FADD4E a warm or cool color?

#FADD4E is a warm color.