#FAE363#FAE363
#FAE363 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.148 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE363 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 227, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 94%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 60.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.94, -6.93, 63.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.94, 64.15, 96.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.09% -0.0236 0.1464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.09% 0.148 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1483, 76.1660, 22.8611) |
| Luminance | 0.7616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.25
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.92
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.16
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.88
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.90
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE363 #637AFA
analogous
#FA9763 #FAE363 #C5FA63
triadic
#FAE363 #63FAE3 #E363FA
tetradic
#FAE363 #63FA97 #637AFA #FA63C5
square
#FAE363 #63FA97 #637AFA #FA63C5
split-complementary
#FAE363 #63C5FA #9763FA
monochromatic
#DCBB07 #F8D828 #FAE363 #FCEE9E #FEF8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FAE363 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#FAE363 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE363
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE363 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE363 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DD55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE669
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae363; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 227, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.148 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb94',
500: '#fae363',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae363; $custom-light: #ffeb94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae363",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 227,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.861,
"s": 93.789,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91089,
"c": 0.14828,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.76163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE363
secondary
#2E47D4
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F