#FAE370#FAE370
#FAE370 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.764; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.137 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE370 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 227, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 55.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.06, -6.01, 58.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.06, 58.46, 95.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.23% -0.0195 0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.23% 0.137 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8206, 76.4349, 26.4017) |
| Luminance | 0.7643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.33
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.42
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.31
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.80
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE370 #7087FA
analogous
#FA9E70 #FAE370 #CCFA70
triadic
#FAE370 #70FAE3 #E370FA
tetradic
#FAE370 #70FA9E #7087FA #FA70CC
square
#FAE370 #70FA9E #7087FA #FA70CC
split-complementary
#FAE370 #70CCFA #9E70FA
monochromatic
#E8C208 #F8D735 #FAE370 #FCEFAB #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FAE370 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.29
#FAE370 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE370
16.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE370 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE370 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.29 | 16.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE675
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae370; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 227, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.137 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb9c',
500: '#fae370',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae370; $custom-light: #ffeb9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae370",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 227,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 93.243,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91228,
"c": 0.13725,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.76432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE370
secondary
#3953D5
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F