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#FAEC69 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FAEC69 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #FAEC69 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.

#FAEC69 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 #6B79FA; it also sits naturally between #FAA46B and #C1FA6B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAEC69 · RGB 250, 236, 105

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Color values

HEX#FAEC69
RGB250, 236, 105
HSL54°, 94%, 70%
HSV54°, 58%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 58%, 2%
XYZ71.97, 81.33, 25.27
Yxy81.33, 0.4030, 0.4555
CIE-Lab92.28, -11.00, 63.78
Hunter Lab90.19, -10.73, 43.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 58% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAEC69 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAEC69 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAEC69

.text { color: #FAEC69; }
.background { background-color: #FAEC69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEC69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 94%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEC69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEC69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEC69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEC69">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAEC69

#F9E848#F8E42A#F7DF08#DAC507#B7A506#948605#776B04#544C03#363102#141201

Tints of #FAEC69

#FBEE79#FBEF83#FCF192#FCF29C#FCF4AB#FDF6BA#FDF7C4#FEF9D2#FEFBDC#FEFCEB

Tones of #FAEC69

#F0E475#E6DC7F#DCD489#D1CB94#C7C39E#BCBAA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B79FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAEC69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEC69

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAEC69: ·

How #FAEC69 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F4F489Deuteranopia · #F5F690Tritanopia · #F9A2A7

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAEC69 rather than the exact color:

Palette F6e96b
#F6E96B · #BEDC74 · #A2CA71 · #387F39
Palette Ffea6c
#FFEA6C · #FFFBA7 · #FFA6FB · #FF61F8
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Ruby Voyage
#006199 · #8ACFF8 · #F4EB6C · #FFD444
Palette Faf2d3
#FAF2D3 · #F4E869 · #3085C3 · #5CD2E6
Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7

Similar colors

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

#F6E96B#FFEA6C#FDE767#F4EB6C#F4E869#F3F169#FBF46D#F2ED6F#FAF562#FFEF5F#FFF76A#FAEF5D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAEC68  ·  #FAEC6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEC69?

#FAEC69 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 236, 105). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEC69?

#FAEC69 is RGB 250, 236, 105 — HSL 54°, 94%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 58%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEC69?

Its complement is #6B79FA; analogous partners are #FAA46B and #C1FA6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEC69 for text?

Black text on #FAEC69 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.