#FAD86C#FAD86C
#FAD86C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.705; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.132 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAD86C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 216, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 56.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.25, -0.75, 56.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.25, 56.74, 90.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.99% -0.0048 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.99% 0.132 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.6898, 70.5217, 24.2837) |
| Luminance | 0.7052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.71
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.25
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.59
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.68
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAD86C #6C8EFA
analogous
#FA916C #FAD86C #D5FA6C
triadic
#FAD86C #6CFAD8 #D86CFA
tetradic
#FAD86C #6CFA91 #6C8EFA #FA6CD5
square
#FAD86C #6CFA91 #6C8EFA #FA6CD5
split-complementary
#FAD86C #6CD5FA #916CFA
monochromatic
#E4AF08 #F8C831 #FAD86C #FCE8A7 #FEF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#FAD86C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.10
#FAD86C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAD86C
15.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAD86C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAD86C | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.10 | 15.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD562
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fad86c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 216, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.132 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe399',
500: '#fad86c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fad86c; $custom-light: #ffe399; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fad86c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 216,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.634,
"s": 93.421,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88994,
"c": 0.13246,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.70518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAD86C
secondary
#355CD5
accent
#37E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F