#FADE6E#FADE6E
#FADE6E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.737; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.135 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FADE6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 222, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 56%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.78, -3.65, 57.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.78, 57.69, 93.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.21% -0.0129 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.21% 0.135 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3628, 73.6954, 25.3725) |
| Luminance | 0.7369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 0.82
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.23
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.50
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.20
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.49
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FADE6E #6E8AFA
analogous
#FA986E #FADE6E #D0FA6E
triadic
#FADE6E #6EFADE #DE6EFA
tetradic
#FADE6E #6EFA98 #6E8AFA #FA6ED0
square
#FADE6E #6EFA98 #6E8AFA #FA6ED0
split-complementary
#FADE6E #6ED0FA #986EFA
monochromatic
#E6B908 #F8D133 #FADE6E #FCEBA9 #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#FADE6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.74
#FADE6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FADE6E
15.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FADE6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FADE6E | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.74 | 15.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DA63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD0C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fade6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 222, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.135 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe89b',
500: '#fade6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fade6e; $custom-light: #ffe89b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fade6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 222,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 93.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90206,
"c": 0.13503,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.73692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FADE6E
secondary
#3757D5
accent
#2EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F