#FAEA89#FAEA89
#FAEA89 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.810; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.119 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEA89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 92%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 45%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 45.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.12, -7.39, 48.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.12, 49.41, 98.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.95% -0.0209 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.95% 0.119 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3644, 80.9782, 35.4279) |
| Luminance | 0.8098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.18
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.48
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.48
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.80
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEA89 #8999FA
analogous
#FAB189 #FAEA89 #D2FA89
triadic
#FAEA89 #89FAEA #EA89FA
tetradic
#FAEA89 #89FAB1 #8999FA #FA89D2
square
#FAEA89 #89FAB1 #8999FA #FA89D2
split-complementary
#FAEA89 #89D2FA #B189FA
monochromatic
#F5D514 #F8E04E #FAEA89 #FCF4C4 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#FAEA89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.20
#FAEA89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEA89
17.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEA89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEA89 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.20 | 17.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE581
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDED3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faea89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 234, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.119 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef0ad',
500: '#faea89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faea89; $custom-light: #fef0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faea89",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 234,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.504,
"s": 91.87,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92954,
"c": 0.11941,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.80976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEA89
secondary
#4F62D9
accent
#20E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581