#FAE969#FAE969
#FAE969 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.796; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.148 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE969 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 233, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 94%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 58%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 58%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.52, -9.51, 62.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.52, 63.64, 98.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.36% -0.0304 0.1453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.36% 0.148 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.1156, 79.6245, 24.9849) |
| Luminance | 0.7962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.30
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.69
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.86
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.00
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.30
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE969 #697AFA
analogous
#FAA169 #FAE969 #C2FA69
triadic
#FAE969 #69FAE9 #E969FA
tetradic
#FAE969 #69FAA1 #697AFA #FA69C2
square
#FAE969 #69FAA1 #697AFA #FA69C2
split-complementary
#FAE969 #69C2FA #A169FA
monochromatic
#E1C808 #F8E02E #FAE969 #FCF2A4 #FEFADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FAE969 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.92
#FAE969 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE969
16.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE969 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE969 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.92 | 16.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE25B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae969; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 233, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.148 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef98',
500: '#fae969',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae969; $custom-light: #ffef98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae969",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 233,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.966,
"s": 93.548,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9236,
"c": 0.14847,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.79622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE969
secondary
#3346D4
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F