#FAD869#FAD869
#FAD869 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.705; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.135 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAD869 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 216, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 94%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 58%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 58%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.22, -0.97, 58.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.22, 58.08, 90.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.96% -0.0058 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.96% 0.135 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.5329, 70.4590, 23.4573) |
| Luminance | 0.7046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.04
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.55
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.22
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.41
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.57
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAD869 #698BFA
analogous
#FA9069 #FAD869 #D4FA69
triadic
#FAD869 #69FAD8 #D869FA
tetradic
#FAD869 #69FA90 #698BFA #FA69D4
square
#FAD869 #69FA90 #698BFA #FA69D4
split-complementary
#FAD869 #69D4FA #9069FA
monochromatic
#E1AE08 #F8C92E #FAD869 #FCE7A4 #FEF7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#FAD869 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.09
#FAD869 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAD869
15.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAD869 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAD869 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.09 | 15.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD55E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DF6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fad869; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 216, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.135 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe397',
500: '#fad869',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fad869; $custom-light: #ffe397; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fad869",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 216,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.931,
"s": 93.548,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88959,
"c": 0.13504,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.70456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAD869
secondary
#3359D4
accent
#36E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F