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#FAEE80 closest to Spätzle Yellow

#FAEE80 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, 93.3% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(250, 238, 128)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 92% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 49% yellow and 2% black. #FAEE80 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.61:1.

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Variations of #FAEE80

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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#FAEE80 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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#FAEE80 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAEE80 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 #FFEE85
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE876
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEEA7A
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEE85
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFED83
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE1D4
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE9AD
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFECD7

#FAEE80 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#FAEE80 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.61:1 Super#FAEE80 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAEE80 in CSS

/* Spätzle Yellow */
.color { color: #FAEE80; }
.background { background-color: #FAEE80; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAEE80; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 238 128);
color: hsl(54 92% 74%);
color: oklch(0.936 0.132 103.1);

#FAEE80 FAQ

What color is #FAEE80?

#FAEE80 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 #FAEE80?

#FAEE80 is rgb(250, 238, 128) in RGB, hsl(54, 92%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 49%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAEE80?

The complementary color of #FAEE80 is #808CFA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAEE80?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAEE80: 17.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAEE80 a warm or cool color?

#FAEE80 is a warm color.