Banana Mania (#FAE7B5)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.22:1 — vs black: 17.16:1

Color values

  • HEX #FAE7B5
  • RGB rgb(250, 231, 181)
  • HSL hsl(43, 87%, 84%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 8, 28, 2 )
  • Websafe #FFFFCC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FAE7B5 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Banana Mania
#FAE7B5 Base
#B5C8FA
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Banana Mania
#FAE7B5 Base
#FAC5B5
#EAFAB5
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Banana Mania
#FAE7B5 Base
#B5FAE7
#E7B5FA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Banana Mania
#FAE7B5 Base
#B5EAFA
#C5B5FA
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Banana Mania
#FAE7B5 Base
#B5FAC5
#B5C8FA
#FAB5EA
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Banana Mania
#FAE7B5 Base
#F0B926
#F5D06D
#F7DB8F
#FDF3DB
#FDF7E7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Banana Mania, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#181202
#644A07
#B0830C
#F0B61D
#F5CE69
Banana Mania #FAE7B5 Base
#FBEABF
#FBEEC9
#FCF1D3
#FDF4DD
#FDF7E7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FAE7B5. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FAE7B5;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FAE7B5;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FAE7B5;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FAE7B5,
        #B5C8FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FAE7B5,
        #B5C8FA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$banana-mania: #FAE7B5;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$banana-mania-r: 250;
$banana-mania-g: 231;
$banana-mania-b: 181;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $banana-mania;
    color: rgba($banana-mania-r, $banana-mania-g, $banana-mania-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Banana Mania appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FAE7B5 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #EDEDB4 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E9E9B5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFE1E1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E8E8E8 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Banana Mania ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Banana Mania #FAE7B5 Base
Peach #FFE5B4 ΔE 2.44
Lemon Meringue #F6EABE ΔE 2.61
Vanilla #F3E5AB ΔE 2.80
Peach Yellow #FADFAD ΔE 3.03

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.