FAEDAA

#FAEDAA closest to Thunderbolt

#FAEDAA is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Thunderbolt. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 92.9% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(250, 237, 170)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 89% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 2% black. #FAEDAA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.76:1.

#FAEDAA color conversion

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Variations of #FAEDAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #FAEDAA 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 #FEEEAC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE9A5
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAEBA7
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FEEEAC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FCEDAB
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE4DC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FEE9C3
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0ECDE

#FAEDAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#FAEDAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.76:1 Super#FAEDAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAEDAA in CSS

/* Thunderbolt */
.color { color: #FAEDAA; }
.background { background-color: #FAEDAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAEDAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 237 170);
color: hsl(50 89% 82%);
color: oklch(0.941 0.086 98.5);

#FAEDAA FAQ

What color is #FAEDAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #FAEDAA?

#FAEDAA is rgb(250, 237, 170) in RGB, hsl(50, 89%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAEDAA?

The complementary color of #FAEDAA is #AAB7FA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAEDAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAEDAA: 17.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAEDAA a warm or cool color?

#FAEDAA is a warm color.