Close to Lemon
#FAEF40
#FAEF40 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 93.7% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 95% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FAEF40.
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
1.20:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.49:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.20:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.49:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAEF40 as they’d see it.
#FAEF40 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 #FAEF40
What color is #FAEF40?
#FAEF40 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 93.7% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 95% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAEF40 in RGB?
#FAEF40 is rgb(250, 239, 64): 250 red, 239 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAEF40 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 4, 74, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAEF40?
PANTONE 101 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAEF40?
Its complement #EDE7FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.