#FAE993#FAE993
#FAE993 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.807; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.108 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE993 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 233, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 91%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 41%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 41.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.00, -5.90, 43.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.00, 44.22, 97.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.9% -0.0158 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.9% 0.108 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.8313, 80.7107, 39.2877) |
| Luminance | 0.8071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.27
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.40
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.44
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.90
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE993 #93A4FA
analogous
#FAB593 #FAE993 #D7FA93
triadic
#FAE993 #93FAE9 #E993FA
tetradic
#FAE993 #93FAB5 #93A4FA #FA93D7
square
#FAE993 #93FAB5 #93A4FA #FA93D7
split-complementary
#FAE993 #93D7FA #B593FA
monochromatic
#F5D11E #F7DD59 #FAE993 #FDF5CD #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FAE993 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.14
#FAE993 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE993
17.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE993 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE993 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.14 | 17.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E48C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEB96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae993; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 233, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.108 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdefb4',
500: '#fae993',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae993; $custom-light: #fdefb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae993",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 233,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.097,
"s": 91.15,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92903,
"c": 0.10795,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.80708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE993
secondary
#576DDA
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581