#FAE576#FAE576
#FAE576 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.777; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.133 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE576 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 229, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 52.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.63, -6.55, 56.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.63, 56.44, 96.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.7% -0.0204 0.1319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.7% 0.133 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7161, 77.6734, 28.4035) |
| Luminance | 0.7767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.96
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.23
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.69
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.93
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.11
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE576 #768BFA
analogous
#FAA376 #FAE576 #CDFA76
triadic
#FAE576 #76FAE5 #E576FA
tetradic
#FAE576 #76FAA3 #768BFA #FA76CD
square
#FAE576 #76FAA3 #768BFA #FA76CD
split-complementary
#FAE576 #76CDFA #A376FA
monochromatic
#EDC909 #F8DA3B #FAE576 #FCF0B1 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FAE576 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.53
#FAE576 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE576
16.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE576 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE576 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.53 | 16.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E06C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE87B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae576; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 229, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.133 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeda0',
500: '#fae576',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae576; $custom-light: #feeda0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae576",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 229,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.455,
"s": 92.958,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.917,
"c": 0.13348,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.77671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE576
secondary
#3E56D6
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480