#FAE882#FAE882
#FAE882 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.796; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.125 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE882 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 232, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 92%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 48%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 48%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.53, -7.03, 51.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.53, 51.96, 97.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.46% -0.0206 0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.46% 0.125 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.3123, 79.6515, 32.6799) |
| Luminance | 0.7965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.85
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.98
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.31
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.32
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.40
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE882 #8294FA
analogous
#FAAC82 #FAE882 #D0FA82
triadic
#FAE882 #82FAE8 #E882FA
tetradic
#FAE882 #82FAAC #8294FA #FA82D0
square
#FAE882 #82FAAC #8294FA #FA82D0
split-complementary
#FAE882 #82D0FA #AC82FA
monochromatic
#F5D20C #F8DD47 #FAE882 #FCF3BD #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FAE882 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.93
#FAE882 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE882
16.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE882 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE882 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.93 | 16.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E379
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEA86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae882; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 232, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.125 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feefa8',
500: '#fae882',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae882; $custom-light: #feefa8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae882",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 232,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51,
"s": 92.308,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92455,
"c": 0.12462,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.79649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE882
secondary
#485ED8
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581