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#FAEC6E closest to Limon

#FAEC6E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Limon. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 92.5% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(250, 236, 110)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 93% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 56% yellow and 2% black. #FAEC6E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.29:1.

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Variations of #FAEC6E

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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#FAEC6E 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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#FAEC6E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAEC6E 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 #FFEC74
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE561
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEE767
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEC74
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEC71
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDED0
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE6A5
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EDEAD3

#FAEC6E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#FAEC6E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.29:1 Super#FAEC6E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAEC6E in CSS

/* Limon */
.color { color: #FAEC6E; }
.background { background-color: #FAEC6E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAEC6E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 236 110);
color: hsl(54 93% 71%);
color: oklch(0.930 0.147 103.0);

#FAEC6E FAQ

What color is #FAEC6E?

#FAEC6E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Limon. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FAEC6E?

#FAEC6E is rgb(250, 236, 110) in RGB, hsl(54, 93%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 56%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAEC6E?

The complementary color of #FAEC6E is #6E7CFA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAEC6E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAEC6E: 17.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAEC6E a warm or cool color?

#FAEC6E is a warm color.