#FAE686#FAE686
#FAE686 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.786; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.119 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE686 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 230, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 92%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 46.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.07, -5.67, 49.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.07, 49.33, 96.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.11% -0.0162 0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.11% 0.119 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0262, 78.6414, 33.9349) |
| Luminance | 0.7864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.69
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.88
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.23
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.45
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.51
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE686 #869AFA
analogous
#FAAC86 #FAE686 #D4FA86
triadic
#FAE686 #86FAE6 #E686FA
tetradic
#FAE686 #86FAAC #869AFA #FA86D4
square
#FAE686 #86FAAC #869AFA #FA86D4
split-complementary
#FAE686 #86D4FA #AC86FA
monochromatic
#F5CE10 #F8DA4B #FAE686 #FCF2C1 #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FAE686 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.73
#FAE686 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE686
16.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE686 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE686 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.73 | 16.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E17E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE98A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae686; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 230, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.119 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feedab',
500: '#fae686',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae686; $custom-light: #feedab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae686",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 230,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.655,
"s": 92.063,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9211,
"c": 0.11881,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.78639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE686
secondary
#4C64D8
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481