#FAE978#FAE978
#FAE978 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.135 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE978 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 233, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 52%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.67, -8.38, 56.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.67, 56.97, 98.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.53% -0.0255 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.53% 0.135 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9557, 79.9605, 29.4093) |
| Luminance | 0.7996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.60
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.98
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.07
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.21
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.54
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE978 #7889FA
analogous
#FAA878 #FAE978 #CAFA78
triadic
#FAE978 #78FAE9 #E978FA
tetradic
#FAE978 #78FAA8 #7889FA #FA78CA
square
#FAE978 #78FAA8 #7889FA #FA78CA
split-complementary
#FAE978 #78CAFA #A878FA
monochromatic
#EFD109 #F8DF3D #FAE978 #FCF3B3 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FAE978 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#FAE978 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE978
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE978 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE978 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE36E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae978; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 233, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.135 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feefa2',
500: '#fae978',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae978; $custom-light: #feefa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae978",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 233,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.154,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92528,
"c": 0.13518,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.79958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE978
secondary
#4053D6
accent
#1EE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580