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#FAEB99 Drover

#FAEB99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Drover. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 92.2% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(250, 235, 153)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 91% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 2% black. #FAEB99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.41:1.

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Variations of #FAEB99

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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#FAEB99 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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#FAEB99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAEB99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FEEC9C
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE693
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE895
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FEEC9C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FDEC9B
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE0D6
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE7B9
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EEEAD9

#FAEB99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#FAEB99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.41:1 Super#FAEB99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAEB99 in CSS

/* Drover */
.color { color: #FAEB99; }
.background { background-color: #FAEB99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAEB99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 235 153);
color: hsl(51 91% 79%);
color: oklch(0.934 0.103 99.1);

#FAEB99 FAQ

What color is #FAEB99?

#FAEB99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Drover. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FAEB99?

#FAEB99 is rgb(250, 235, 153) in RGB, hsl(51, 91%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAEB99?

The complementary color of #FAEB99 is #99A8FA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAEB99?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAEB99: 17.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAEB99 a warm or cool color?

#FAEB99 is a warm color.