#FAD650#FAD650
#FAD650 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.690; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.153 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAD650 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 214, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 94%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 68%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 68%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.50, -1.49, 68.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.50, 68.04, 91.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.32% -0.0102 0.1526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.32% 0.153 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9222, 68.9999, 17.4866) |
| Luminance | 0.6900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.58
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.71
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.87
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.99
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.35
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAD650 #5074FA
analogous
#FA8150 #FAD650 #C9FA50
triadic
#FAD650 #50FAD6 #D650FA
tetradic
#FAD650 #50FA81 #5074FA #FA50C9
square
#FAD650 #50FA81 #5074FA #FA50C9
split-complementary
#FAD650 #50C9FA #8150FA
monochromatic
#CAA006 #F8C815 #FAD650 #FCE48C #FDF2C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#FAD650 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.80
#FAD650 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAD650
14.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAD650 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAD650 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.80 | 14.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD23E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DD57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fad650; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 214, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.153 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe288',
500: '#fad650',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fad650; $custom-light: #ffe288; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fad650",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 214,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.294,
"s": 94.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88323,
"c": 0.15291,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.68996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAD650
secondary
#284AC6
accent
#31E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19150C
muted
#87847F