#FAEA88#FAEA88
#FAEA88 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.809; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.120 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEA88 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 92%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 45.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.11, -7.48, 49.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.11, 49.89, 98.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.94% -0.0213 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.94% 0.12 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2930, 80.9496, 35.0518) |
| Luminance | 0.8095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.25
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.56
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.34
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.80
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEA88 #8898FA
analogous
#FAB188 #FAEA88 #D1FA88
triadic
#FAEA88 #88FAEA #EA88FA
tetradic
#FAEA88 #88FAB1 #8898FA #FA88D1
square
#FAEA88 #88FAB1 #8898FA #FA88D1
split-complementary
#FAEA88 #88D1FA #B188FA
monochromatic
#F5D513 #F8E04D #FAEA88 #FCF4C3 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#FAEA88 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.19
#FAEA88 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEA88
17.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEA88 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEA88 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.19 | 17.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE580
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDED3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faea88; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 234, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.120 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef0ac',
500: '#faea88',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faea88; $custom-light: #fef0ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faea88",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 234,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.579,
"s": 91.935,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9294,
"c": 0.12043,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.80947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEA88
secondary
#4E61D9
accent
#20E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581