#FAE65F#FAE65F
#FAE65F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.777; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.154 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE65F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 230, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 94%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 62%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 62%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.66, -8.68, 66.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.66, 66.84, 97.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.66% -0.0291 0.1512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.66% 0.154 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7895, 77.7467, 22.1547) |
| Luminance | 0.7774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.39
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.40
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.46
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.48
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.99
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE65F #5F73FA
analogous
#FA985F #FAE65F #C0FA5F
triadic
#FAE65F #5FFAE6 #E65FFA
tetradic
#FAE65F #5FFA98 #5F73FA #FA5FC0
square
#FAE65F #5FFA98 #5F73FA #FA5FC0
split-complementary
#FAE65F #5FC0FA #985FFA
monochromatic
#D8BD07 #F8DD24 #FAE65F #FCEF9A #FEF9D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FAE65F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.55
#FAE65F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE65F
16.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE65F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE65F | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.55 | 16.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE04F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE866
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae65f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 230, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.154 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffed92',
500: '#fae65f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae65f; $custom-light: #ffed92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae65f",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 230,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.258,
"s": 93.939,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91655,
"c": 0.15392,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.77744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE65F
secondary
#2B41D2
accent
#1EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F