#FAEB7A#FAEB7A
#FAEB7A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.811; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.135 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEB7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 51.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.20, -9.21, 56.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.20, 56.80, 99.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.96% -0.0277 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.96% 0.135 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.6477, 81.1483, 30.2450) |
| Luminance | 0.8115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.34
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.76
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.21
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.68
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.68
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEB7A #7A89FA
analogous
#FAAB7A #FAEB7A #C9FA7A
triadic
#FAEB7A #7AFAEB #EB7AFA
tetradic
#FAEB7A #7AFAAB #7A89FA #FA7AC9
square
#FAEB7A #7AFAAB #7A89FA #FA7AC9
split-complementary
#FAEB7A #7AC9FA #AB7AFA
monochromatic
#F1D509 #F8E23F #FAEB7A #FCF4B5 #FEFBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#FAEB7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.23
#FAEB7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEB7A
17.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEB7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEB7A | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.23 | 17.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE570
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDED1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeb7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.135 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef1a3',
500: '#faeb7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeb7a; $custom-light: #fef1a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeb7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.969,
"s": 92.754,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92956,
"c": 0.13514,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.81146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEB7A
secondary
#4153D7
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580