#FADE79#FADE79
#FADE79 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.739; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.125 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FADE79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 222, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 51.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.90, -2.78, 52.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.90, 52.66, 93.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.34% -0.0092 0.1246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.34% 0.125 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9993, 73.9500, 28.7248) |
| Luminance | 0.7395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.13
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.81
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.33
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.91
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FADE79 #7995FA
analogous
#FA9E79 #FADE79 #D5FA79
triadic
#FADE79 #79FADE #DE79FA
tetradic
#FADE79 #79FA9E #7995FA #FA79D5
square
#FADE79 #79FA9E #7995FA #FA79D5
split-complementary
#FADE79 #79D5FA #9E79FA
monochromatic
#F0BE09 #F8CF3E #FADE79 #FCEDB4 #FEF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#FADE79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.79
#FADE79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FADE79
15.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FADE79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FADE79 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.79 | 15.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DA70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E37D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD0C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fade79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 222, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.125 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fee8a2',
500: '#fade79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fade79; $custom-light: #fee8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fade79",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 222,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.977,
"s": 92.806,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9034,
"c": 0.12495,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.73947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FADE79
secondary
#4161D7
accent
#32E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480