#FAE883#FAE883
#FAE883 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.797; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.124 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE883 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 232, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 92%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 48%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 47.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.54, -6.94, 51.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.54, 51.49, 97.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.47% -0.0202 0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.47% 0.124 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.3797, 79.6785, 33.0352) |
| Luminance | 0.7968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.77
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.28
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.31
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.40
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE883 #8395FA
analogous
#FAAC83 #FAE883 #D1FA83
triadic
#FAE883 #83FAE8 #E883FA
tetradic
#FAE883 #83FAAC #8395FA #FA83D1
square
#FAE883 #83FAAC #8395FA #FA83D1
split-complementary
#FAE883 #83D1FA #AC83FA
monochromatic
#F5D20D #F8DD48 #FAE883 #FCF3BE #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FAE883 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.94
#FAE883 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE883
16.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE883 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE883 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.94 | 16.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E37A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEA87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae883; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 232, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.124 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feefa9',
500: '#fae883',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae883; $custom-light: #feefa9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae883",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 232,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.924,
"s": 92.248,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92469,
"c": 0.12362,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.79676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE883
secondary
#495FD8
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581