#FAEAA2#FAEAA2
#FAEAA2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.818; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.092 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEAA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 35%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 35.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.48, -4.78, 36.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.48, 37.28, 97.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.35% -0.0115 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.35% 0.092 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.3699, 81.7804, 45.9903) |
| Luminance | 0.8178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.62
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.95
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.51
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.84
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEAA2 #A2B2FA
analogous
#FABEA2 #FAEAA2 #DEFAA2
triadic
#FAEAA2 #A2FAEA #EAA2FA
tetradic
#FAEAA2 #A2FABE #A2B2FA #FAA2DE
square
#FAEAA2 #A2FABE #A2B2FA #FAA2DE
split-complementary
#FAEAA2 #A2DEFA #BEA2FA
monochromatic
#F4D02E #F7DD68 #FAEAA2 #FDF7DC #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEAA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.36
#FAEAA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEAA2
17.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEAA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEAA2 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.36 | 17.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E69D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCECA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeaa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 234, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.092 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf0be',
500: '#faeaa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeaa2; $custom-light: #fdf0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeaa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 234,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 89.796,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93351,
"c": 0.09232,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.81778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEAA2
secondary
#647ADC
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582