#FAE379#FAE379
#FAE379 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.766; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.129 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE379 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 227, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 51.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.16, -5.30, 54.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.16, 54.35, 95.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.34% -0.0165 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.34% 0.129 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3470, 76.6455, 29.1740) |
| Luminance | 0.7664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.85
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.34
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.45
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.83
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE379 #7990FA
analogous
#FAA279 #FAE379 #D1FA79
triadic
#FAE379 #79FAE3 #E379FA
tetradic
#FAE379 #79FAA2 #7990FA #FA79D1
square
#FAE379 #79FAA2 #7990FA #FA79D1
split-complementary
#FAE379 #79D1FA #A279FA
monochromatic
#F0C709 #F8D73E #FAE379 #FCEFB4 #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FAE379 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.33
#FAE379 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE379
16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE379 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE379 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.33 | 16.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DE6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae379; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 227, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.129 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeba2',
500: '#fae379',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae379; $custom-light: #feeba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae379",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 227,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.302,
"s": 92.806,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91336,
"c": 0.12897,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.76643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE379
secondary
#415BD7
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480