#FAE678#FAE678
#FAE678 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.783; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.132 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE678 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 230, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 52%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.91, -6.89, 55.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.91, 55.88, 97.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.93% -0.0212 0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.93% 0.132 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.1136, 78.2764, 29.1286) |
| Luminance | 0.7827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.28
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.24
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.26
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE678 #788CFA
analogous
#FAA578 #FAE678 #CDFA78
triadic
#FAE678 #78FAE6 #E678FA
tetradic
#FAE678 #78FAA5 #788CFA #FA78CD
square
#FAE678 #78FAA5 #788CFA #FA78CD
split-complementary
#FAE678 #78CDFA #A578FA
monochromatic
#EFCB09 #F8DB3D #FAE678 #FCF1B3 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FAE678 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.65
#FAE678 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE678
16.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE678 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE678 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.65 | 16.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E16E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE87D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae678; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 230, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.132 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeda1',
500: '#fae678',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae678; $custom-light: #feeda1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae678",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 230,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91925,
"c": 0.13249,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.78274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE678
secondary
#4057D6
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480