#FAE256#FAE256
#FAE256 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.754; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.157 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE256 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 226, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 94%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 66%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 65.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.58, -7.21, 68.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.58, 69.18, 95.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.77% -0.0259 0.1552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.77% 0.157 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3034, 75.3917, 19.7565) |
| Luminance | 0.7539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.00
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.40
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.83
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.89
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 2.90
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE256 #566EFA
analogous
#FA9056 #FAE256 #C0FA56
triadic
#FAE256 #56FAE2 #E256FA
tetradic
#FAE256 #56FA90 #566EFA #FA56C0
square
#FAE256 #56FA90 #566EFA #FA56C0
split-complementary
#FAE256 #56C0FA #9056FA
monochromatic
#CFB206 #F8D81B #FAE256 #FCEC91 #FEF6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#FAE256 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.08
#FAE256 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE256
16.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE256 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE256 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.08 | 16.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DC44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE55E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae256; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 226, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.157 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea8c',
500: '#fae256',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae256; $custom-light: #ffea8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae256",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 226,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.22,
"s": 94.253,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90769,
"c": 0.15732,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.75389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE256
secondary
#2A41CB
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F