#FAEA7B#FAEA7B
#FAEA7B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.806; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.133 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEA7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 50.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.95, -8.63, 55.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.95, 55.97, 98.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.77% -0.0259 0.1307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.77% 0.133 101.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.4245, 80.6022, 30.4778) |
| Luminance | 0.8060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.66
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.09
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.42
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.52
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.60
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEA7B #7B8BFA
analogous
#FAAA7B #FAEA7B #CAFA7B
triadic
#FAEA7B #7BFAEA #EA7BFA
tetradic
#FAEA7B #7BFAAA #7B8BFA #FA7BCA
square
#FAEA7B #7BFAAA #7B8BFA #FA7BCA
split-complementary
#FAEA7B #7BCAFA #AA7BFA
monochromatic
#F1D409 #F8E140 #FAEA7B #FCF3B6 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FAEA7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.12
#FAEA7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEA7B
17.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEA7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEA7B | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.12 | 17.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE471
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faea7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 234, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.133 101.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef0a4',
500: '#faea7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faea7b; $custom-light: #fef0a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faea7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 234,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.441,
"s": 92.701,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92767,
"c": 0.13326,
"h": 101.2
},
"luminance": 0.806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEA7B
secondary
#4255D7
accent
#1DE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580