#FADE8A#FADE8A
#FADE8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.744; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.108 H 91.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FADE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 222, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 92%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 45%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 44.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.11, -1.25, 44.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.11, 44.63, 91.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.58% -0.0031 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.58% 0.108 91.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.1351, 74.4044, 34.7070) |
| Luminance | 0.7440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.76
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.84
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.32
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.82
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.94
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FADE8A #8AA6FA
analogous
#FAA68A #FADE8A #DEFA8A
triadic
#FADE8A #8AFADE #DE8AFA
tetradic
#FADE8A #8AFAA6 #8AA6FA #FA8ADE
square
#FADE8A #8AFAA6 #8AA6FA #FA8ADE
split-complementary
#FADE8A #8ADEFA #A68AFA
monochromatic
#F5BD15 #F7CD4F #FADE8A #FDEFC5 #FEF7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#FADE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.88
#FADE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FADE8A
15.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FADE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FADE8A | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.88 | 15.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDB83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E38D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fade8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 222, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.108 91.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fee8ad',
500: '#fade8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fade8a; $custom-light: #fee8ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fade8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 222,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 91.803,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90579,
"c": 0.10812,
"h": 91.6
},
"luminance": 0.74402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FADE8A
secondary
#4F72D9
accent
#39E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481