#FAEA74#FAEA74
#FAEA74 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.804; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.140 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEA74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 53.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.88, -9.20, 58.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.88, 59.15, 98.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.68% -0.0283 0.1369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.68% 0.14 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0019, 80.4332, 28.2520) |
| Luminance | 0.8043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.00
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.30
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.33
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.34
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.34
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEA74 #7484FA
analogous
#FAA774 #FAEA74 #C7FA74
triadic
#FAEA74 #74FAEA #EA74FA
tetradic
#FAEA74 #74FAA7 #7484FA #FA74C7
square
#FAEA74 #74FAA7 #7484FA #FA74C7
split-complementary
#FAEA74 #74C7FA #A774FA
monochromatic
#EBD008 #F8E139 #FAEA74 #FCF3AF #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FAEA74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.09
#FAEA74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEA74
17.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEA74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEA74 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.09 | 17.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE469
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faea74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 234, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.140 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef09f',
500: '#faea74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faea74; $custom-light: #fef09f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faea74",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 234,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.836,
"s": 93.056,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92682,
"c": 0.13977,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.80431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEA74
secondary
#3C4FD6
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580