#FAEB91#FAEB91
#FAEB91 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.818; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.112 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEB91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 42%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.48, -7.11, 45.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.48, 45.97, 98.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.27% -0.0194 0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.27% 0.112 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.2451, 81.7873, 38.6581) |
| Luminance | 0.8178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.80
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.86
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.84
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.24
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.34
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEB91 #91A0FA
analogous
#FAB791 #FAEB91 #D4FA91
triadic
#FAEB91 #91FAEB #EB91FA
tetradic
#FAEB91 #91FAB7 #91A0FA #FA91D4
square
#FAEB91 #91FAB7 #91A0FA #FA91D4
split-complementary
#FAEB91 #91D4FA #B791FA
monochromatic
#F5D61C #F7E056 #FAEB91 #FDF6CC #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEB91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.36
#FAEB91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEB91
17.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEB91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEB91 | 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)
#FBE68A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeb91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.112 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf1b2',
500: '#faeb91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeb91; $custom-light: #fdf1b2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeb91",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 91.304,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93273,
"c": 0.11199,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.81785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEB91
secondary
#5668DA
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581