#FAEB93#FAEB93
#FAEB93 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.818; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.110 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEB93 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 41%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 41.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.51, -6.90, 44.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.51, 45.00, 98.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.3% -0.0187 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.3% 0.11 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4007, 81.8495, 39.4775) |
| Luminance | 0.8185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.77
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.92
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.80
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.33
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEB93 #93A2FA
analogous
#FAB793 #FAEB93 #D5FA93
triadic
#FAEB93 #93FAEB #EB93FA
tetradic
#FAEB93 #93FAB7 #93A2FA #FA93D5
square
#FAEB93 #93FAB7 #93A2FA #FA93D5
split-complementary
#FAEB93 #93D5FA #B793FA
monochromatic
#F5D51E #F7E059 #FAEB93 #FDF6CD #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEB93 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.37
#FAEB93 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEB93
17.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEB93 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEB93 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.37 | 17.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE68C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeb93; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.110 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf1b4',
500: '#faeb93',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeb93; $custom-light: #fdf1b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeb93",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.262,
"s": 91.15,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93303,
"c": 0.10985,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.81847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEB93
secondary
#576ADA
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581