#FAE673#FAE673
#FAE673 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.782; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.137 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE673 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 230, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.85, -7.28, 57.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.85, 58.15, 97.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.87% -0.0229 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.87% 0.137 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8181, 78.1582, 27.5720) |
| Luminance | 0.7815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.15
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.18
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.23
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.95
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.25
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE673 #7387FA
analogous
#FAA373 #FAE673 #CBFA73
triadic
#FAE673 #73FAE6 #E673FA
tetradic
#FAE673 #73FAA3 #7387FA #FA73CB
square
#FAE673 #73FAA3 #7387FA #FA73CB
split-complementary
#FAE673 #73CBFA #A373FA
monochromatic
#EAC908 #F8DB38 #FAE673 #FCF1AE #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FAE673 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#FAE673 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE673
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE673 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE673 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E068
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE878
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae673; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 230, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.137 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feed9e',
500: '#fae673',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae673; $custom-light: #feed9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae673",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 230,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.111,
"s": 93.103,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91865,
"c": 0.1371,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.78155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE673
secondary
#3B52D6
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480