#FAEA6E#FAEA6E
#FAEA6E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.803; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.145 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEA6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 56%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.82, -9.65, 61.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.82, 61.82, 98.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.62% -0.0302 0.1419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.62% 0.145 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6641, 80.2981, 26.4730) |
| Luminance | 0.8030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 0.88
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.72
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.15
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.27
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.30
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEA6E #6E7EFA
analogous
#FAA46E #FAEA6E #C4FA6E
triadic
#FAEA6E #6EFAEA #EA6EFA
tetradic
#FAEA6E #6EFAA4 #6E7EFA #FA6EC4
square
#FAEA6E #6EFAA4 #6E7EFA #FA6EC4
split-complementary
#FAEA6E #6EC4FA #A46EFA
monochromatic
#E6CC08 #F8E133 #FAEA6E #FCF3A9 #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FAEA6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.06
#FAEA6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEA6E
17.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEA6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEA6E | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.06 | 17.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE361
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faea6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 234, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.145 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff09b',
500: '#faea6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faea6e; $custom-light: #fff09b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faea6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 234,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.143,
"s": 93.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92615,
"c": 0.1451,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.80295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEA6E
secondary
#3749D5
accent
#1AE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F