Palettes / Colors / #FAE92D

#FAE92D — Vivid Yellow

#FAE92D is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAE92D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2E3FFA; it also sits naturally between #FA832E and #A5FA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 91% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FAE92D

.text { color: #FAE92D; }
.background { background-color: #FAE92D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAE92D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 233, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAE92D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 233, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAE92D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 233, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAE92D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAE92D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAE92D

Tints of #FAE92D

Tones of #FAE92D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E3FFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAE92D: #000000.

How #FAE92D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAE92D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAE92C  ·  #FAE92E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAE92D?

#FAE92D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 233, 45). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAE92D?

#FAE92D is RGB 250, 233, 45 — HSL 55°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAE92D?

Its complement is #2E3FFA; analogous partners are #FA832E and #A5FA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAE92D for text?

Black text on #FAE92D has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.