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#FAED8A closest to Spätzle Yellow

#FAED8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Spätzle Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 92.9% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(250, 237, 138)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 92% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 45% yellow and 2% black. #FAED8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.55:1.

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Variations of #FAED8A

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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#FAED8A 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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#FAED8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAED8A 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 #FFED8E
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FDE782
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FDE985
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFED8E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFED8C
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE1D5
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE8B2
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFEBD8

#FAED8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.20:1 Very poor#FAED8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.55:1 Super#FAED8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAED8A in CSS

/* Spätzle Yellow */
.color { color: #FAED8A; }
.background { background-color: #FAED8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAED8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 237 138);
color: hsl(53 92% 76%);
color: oklch(0.936 0.121 101.8);

#FAED8A FAQ

What color is #FAED8A?

#FAED8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FAED8A?

#FAED8A is rgb(250, 237, 138) in RGB, hsl(53, 92%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 45%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAED8A?

The complementary color of #FAED8A is #8A97FA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAED8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAED8A: 17.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAED8A a warm or cool color?

#FAED8A is a warm color.