#FAE275#FAE275
#FAE275 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.132 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE275 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 226, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 53%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 53.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.86, -5.12, 55.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.86, 55.85, 95.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.09% -0.0164 0.1309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.09% 0.132 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8340, 76.0039, 27.8179) |
| Luminance | 0.7600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.43
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.04
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.47
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.86
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE275 #758DFA
analogous
#FAA075 #FAE275 #D0FA75
triadic
#FAE275 #75FAE2 #E275FA
tetradic
#FAE275 #75FAA0 #758DFA #FA75D0
square
#FAE275 #75FAA0 #758DFA #FA75D0
split-complementary
#FAE275 #75D0FA #A075FA
monochromatic
#ECC309 #F8D63A #FAE275 #FCEEB0 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#FAE275 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.20
#FAE275 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE275
16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE275 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE275 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.20 | 16.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE67A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae275; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 226, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.132 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feea9f',
500: '#fae275',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae275; $custom-light: #feea9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae275",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 226,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.173,
"s": 93.007,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91087,
"c": 0.13189,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.76001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE275
secondary
#3D59D6
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480