#FAEB94#FAEB94
#FAEB94 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.819; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.109 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEB94 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 41%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 40.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.52, -6.80, 44.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.52, 44.52, 98.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.32% -0.0183 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.32% 0.109 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4795, 81.8810, 39.8925) |
| Luminance | 0.8188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.78
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.96
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.80
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.87
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.38
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEB94 #94A3FA
analogous
#FAB894 #FAEB94 #D6FA94
triadic
#FAEB94 #94FAEB #EB94FA
tetradic
#FAEB94 #94FAB8 #94A3FA #FA94D6
square
#FAEB94 #94FAB8 #94A3FA #FA94D6
split-complementary
#FAEB94 #94D6FA #B894FA
monochromatic
#F5D51F #F7E05A #FAEB94 #FDF6CE #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEB94 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.38
#FAEB94 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEB94
17.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEB94 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEB94 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.38 | 17.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE68D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeb94; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.109 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf1b4',
500: '#faeb94',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeb94; $custom-light: #fdf1b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeb94",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.176,
"s": 91.071,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93319,
"c": 0.10877,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.81879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEB94
secondary
#586BDA
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581