#FAE36F#FAE36F
#FAE36F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.764; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.138 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 227, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 55.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.05, -6.09, 58.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.05, 58.91, 95.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.22% -0.0199 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.22% 0.138 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7652, 76.4128, 26.1101) |
| Luminance | 0.7641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.33
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.35
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.33
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.72
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.03
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE36F #6F86FA
analogous
#FA9D6F #FAE36F #CBFA6F
triadic
#FAE36F #6FFAE3 #E36FFA
tetradic
#FAE36F #6FFA9D #6F86FA #FA6FCB
square
#FAE36F #6FFA9D #6F86FA #FA6FCB
split-complementary
#FAE36F #6FCBFA #9D6FFA
monochromatic
#E7C208 #F8D734 #FAE36F #FCEFAA #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FAE36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.28
#FAE36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE36F
16.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE36F | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.28 | 16.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE674
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 227, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.138 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb9c',
500: '#fae36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae36f; $custom-light: #ffeb9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 227,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.072,
"s": 93.289,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91216,
"c": 0.13814,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.7641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE36F
secondary
#3852D5
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F