Close to Primrose
#FAECA2
#FAECA2 is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 92.5% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 90% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FAECA2.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.19:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.58:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.19:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.58:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAECA2 as they’d see it.
#FAECA2 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FAECA2
What color is #FAECA2?
#FAECA2 is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 92.5% green, and 63.5% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 90% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAECA2 in RGB?
#FAECA2 is rgb(250, 236, 162): 250 red, 236 green, and 162 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAECA2 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 35, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAECA2?
PANTONE 461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAECA2?
Its complement #E8EAFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.