#FAEAAB#FAEAAB
#FAEAAB is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.821; OKLCH L 93.5% C 0.082 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 234, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 89%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 31.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.62, -3.72, 32.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.62, 32.83, 96.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.52% -0.008 0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.52% 0.082 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.1987, 82.1119, 50.3554) |
| Luminance | 0.8211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.33
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.57
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.80
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEAAB #ABBBFA
analogous
#FAC2AB #FAEAAB #E3FAAB
triadic
#FAEAAB #ABFAEA #EAABFA
tetradic
#FAEAAB #ABFAC2 #ABBBFA #FAABE3
square
#FAEAAB #ABFAC2 #ABBBFA #FAABE3
split-complementary
#FAEAAB #ABE3FA #C2ABFA
monochromatic
#F3CD37 #F7DC71 #FAEAAB #FDF8E2 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEAAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.42
#FAEAAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEAAB
17.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEAAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEAAB | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.42 | 17.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E7A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBECAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeaab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 234, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.5% 0.082 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf0c4',
500: '#faeaab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeaab; $custom-light: #fdf0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeaab",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 234,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.848,
"s": 88.764,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93515,
"c": 0.08199,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.8211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEAAB
secondary
#6C83DD
accent
#2FE500
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181612
muted
#868582