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#FAEF8A closest to Spätzle Yellow

#FAEF8A 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, 93.7% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(250, 239, 138)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 92% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 45% yellow and 2% black. #FAEF8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.78:1.

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Variations of #FAEF8A

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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#FAEF8A 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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#FAEF8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FAEF8A 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 #FFEF8E
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFE982
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEEB85
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEF8E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFEE8C
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE3D7
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEAB3
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EDD9

#FAEF8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#FAEF8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.78:1 Super#FAEF8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FAEF8A in CSS

/* Spätzle Yellow */
.color { color: #FAEF8A; }
.background { background-color: #FAEF8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FAEF8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 239 138);
color: hsl(54 92% 76%);
color: oklch(0.940 0.123 103.0);

#FAEF8A FAQ

What color is #FAEF8A?

#FAEF8A 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 #FAEF8A?

#FAEF8A is rgb(250, 239, 138) in RGB, hsl(54, 92%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 45%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FAEF8A?

The complementary color of #FAEF8A is #8A95FA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FAEF8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FAEF8A: 17.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FAEF8A a warm or cool color?

#FAEF8A is a warm color.