#FAE76A#FAE76A
#FAE76A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.785; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.146 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE76A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 231, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 94%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 57.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.02, -8.45, 61.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.02, 62.50, 97.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.97% -0.0272 0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.97% 0.146 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.6044, 78.5192, 25.0695) |
| Luminance | 0.7852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.74
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.34
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.39
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.55
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.64
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE76A #6A7DFA
analogous
#FA9F6A #FAE76A #C5FA6A
triadic
#FAE76A #6AFAE7 #E76AFA
tetradic
#FAE76A #6AFA9F #6A7DFA #FA6AC5
square
#FAE76A #6AFA9F #6A7DFA #FA6AC5
split-complementary
#FAE76A #6AC5FA #9F6AFA
monochromatic
#E2C508 #F8DD2F #FAE76A #FCF1A5 #FEFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FAE76A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.70
#FAE76A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE76A
16.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE76A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE76A | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.70 | 16.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE15D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE970
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae76a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 231, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.146 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffee99',
500: '#fae76a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae76a; $custom-light: #ffee99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae76a",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 231,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.083,
"s": 93.506,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91966,
"c": 0.14587,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.78516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE76A
secondary
#3449D5
accent
#1EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F