Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX

PANTONE 12-0824 TCX TCX / FHI

Pantone Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX is HEX #FAE199, RGB 250, 225, 153, and about CMYK 0, 10, 39, 2. It is a light, vivid warm orange color. The best text color on it is black at 16.29:1.

Family	Orange
Temperature	Warm
Lightness	Light
Saturation	Vivid
Associations	warmth, optimism and friendliness

Color values and code

Values

HEX	#FAE199
HEX without #	FAE199
RGB	250, 225, 153
RGB percent	98.0%, 88.2%, 60.0%
CMYK	0, 10, 39, 2
HSL	45, 91%, 79%
HSV	45, 39%, 98%
LAB	90.1, -1.2, 38.4
LCH	90.1, 38.4, 91.8
Decimal	16441753

Code snippets

CSS variable	--pantone-pale-banana-12-0824-tcx: #FAE199;
CSS color	color: #FAE199;
Tailwind	'pantone-pale-banana-12-0824-tcx': '#FAE199'
SwiftUI	Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.882, blue: 0.600)
Android XML	<color name="pantone_pale_banana_12_0824_tcx">#FAE199</color>
Flutter	Color(0xFFFAE199)
JSON	{"slug":"pale-banana-12-0824-tcx","name":"Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX","hex":"#FAE199"}

Reference card

Vertical card with the swatch, name, and six nearest Pantone matches.

Open JPG Pin

Shades and tints

Eleven steps from near white to near black. The 500 step is Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX. Click a step to copy its HEX.

Color harmonies

Each harmony rotates the hue of Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX and returns the nearest Pantone color, with its Delta E.

Accessibility

The best text color on Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX is black, with a contrast ratio of 16.29:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on body text and 3:1 on large text.

Pair	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#FAE199 on white	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
#FAE199 on black	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
White on #FAE199	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black on #FAE199	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Color vision simulation

Normal#FAE199

Protanopia#EFEFAA

Deuteranopia#F1F3AF

Tritanopia#F9B8BB

Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Approximate simulations of how the color may look with common types of color blindness.

In use

Text on Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX

16.29:1

Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX on white

1.29:1

Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX on near black

14.65:1

Printing and Pantone matching

Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX is built here as C0 M10 Y39 K2. This color sits in a range that CMYK usually reproduces well, but proof it on your stock. On uncoated paper expect it to look a little lighter and less saturated than on coated stock.

CMYK build	C0 M10 Y39 K2
Total ink	51%
Ink note	Within the roughly 300% limit many printers use.

Screen values approximate the printed ink. Verify against a physical Pantone guide before production.

Similar Pantone colors

Lemon Meringue 12-0711 TCXDelta E 1.2 Popcorn 12-0825 TCXDelta E 1.8 1205 CDelta E 1.9 2001 CDelta E 2.0 Mellow Yellow 12-0720 TCXDelta E 2.4 7401 CDelta E 2.4

More orange colors

1215 C#FBD872 1225 C#FFC845 134 C#FDD26E 1345 C#FDD086 135 C#FFC658 1355 C#FFC56E

Questions about Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX

What is the HEX code for Pantone Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX?

HEX #FAE199, equivalent to RGB 250, 225, 153. Pantone defines the color as an ink, so treat HEX as an approximation.

What is the CMYK value of Pantone Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX?

A process build of C0 M10 Y39 K2. This color sits in a range that CMYK usually reproduces well, but proof it on your stock.

Is Pantone Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX a warm or cool color?

It is a warm color, light and vivid, with a hue of 45 degrees.

What text color works on Pantone Pale Banana 12-0824 TCX?

Use black text. It gives a contrast ratio of 16.29:1, passing WCAG AA for body text.

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