#FAEBA3#FAEBA3
#FAEBA3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.824; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.092 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 35%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 34.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.75, -5.17, 36.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.75, 37.18, 97.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.57% -0.0125 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.57% 0.092 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.7446, 82.3871, 46.5555) |
| Luminance | 0.8238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.42
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.00
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.32
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.35
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.77
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEBA3 #A3B2FA
analogous
#FABFA3 #FAEBA3 #DDFAA3
triadic
#FAEBA3 #A3FAEB #EBA3FA
tetradic
#FAEBA3 #A3FABF #A3B2FA #FAA3DD
square
#FAEBA3 #A3FABF #A3B2FA #FAA3DD
split-complementary
#FAEBA3 #A3DDFA #BFA3FA
monochromatic
#F4D22F #F7DE69 #FAEBA3 #FDF8DD #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEBA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.48
#FAEBA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEBA3
17.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEBA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEBA3 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.48 | 17.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E79E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEDA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.092 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf1bf',
500: '#faeba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeba3; $custom-light: #fdf1bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.655,
"s": 89.691,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93568,
"c": 0.09214,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.82385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEBA3
secondary
#657ADC
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582