Palettes / Colors / #FAEC54

#FAEC54 — Vivid Yellow

#FAEC54 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FAEC54 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FAEC54 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 #5260FA; it also sits naturally between #FA9852 and #B4FA52. 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 93% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 66% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEC54

.text { color: #FAEC54; }
.background { background-color: #FAEC54; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEC54; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 94%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEC54; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEC54; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEC54">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEC54">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5260FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEC54: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEC54

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FAEC54 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 #FAEC54 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

← #FAEC53  ·  #FAEC55 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEC54?

#FAEC54 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 236, 84). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEC54?

#FAEC54 is RGB 250, 236, 84 — HSL 55°, 94%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 66%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEC54?

Its complement is #5260FA; analogous partners are #FA9852 and #B4FA52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEC54 for text?

Black text on #FAEC54 has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.