#FAE367#FAE367
#FAE367 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.145 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE367 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 227, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 94%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 58.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.97, -6.66, 62.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.97, 62.43, 96.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.13% -0.0224 0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.13% 0.145 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3443, 76.2444, 23.8933) |
| Luminance | 0.7624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.10
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.63
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.65
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.90
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE367 #677EFA
analogous
#FA9A67 #FAE367 #C8FA67
triadic
#FAE367 #67FAE3 #E367FA
tetradic
#FAE367 #67FA9A #677EFA #FA67C8
square
#FAE367 #67FA9A #677EFA #FA67C8
split-complementary
#FAE367 #67C8FA #9A67FA
monochromatic
#DFBD07 #F8D82C #FAE367 #FCEEA2 #FEF9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FAE367 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.25
#FAE367 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE367
16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE367 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE367 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.25 | 16.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE66D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae367; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 227, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.145 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb96',
500: '#fae367',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae367; $custom-light: #ffeb96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae367",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 227,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.612,
"s": 93.631,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9113,
"c": 0.14501,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.76241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE367
secondary
#314BD4
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F