#FADE60#FADE60
#FADE60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.734; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.147 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FADE60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 222, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 94%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 62%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 61.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.64, -4.61, 63.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.64, 63.82, 94.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.06% -0.0173 0.1457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.06% 0.147 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6599, 73.4143, 21.6705) |
| Luminance | 0.7341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.77
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.34
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.57
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.73
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.70
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FADE60 #607CFA
analogous
#FA9160 #FADE60 #C9FA60
triadic
#FADE60 #60FADE #DE60FA
tetradic
#FADE60 #60FA91 #607CFA #FA60C9
square
#FADE60 #60FA91 #607CFA #FA60C9
split-complementary
#FADE60 #60C9FA #9160FA
monochromatic
#D9B307 #F8D225 #FADE60 #FCEA9B #FEF7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#FADE60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.68
#FADE60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FADE60
15.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FADE60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FADE60 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.68 | 15.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2D952
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE366
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fade60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 222, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.147 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe892',
500: '#fade60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fade60; $custom-light: #ffe892; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fade60",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 222,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 93.902,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90058,
"c": 0.14675,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.73411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FADE60
secondary
#2C4AD3
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F