#FAEBA6#FAEBA6
#FAEBA6 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.825; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.089 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 34%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 33.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.79, -4.82, 35.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.79, 35.70, 97.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.62% -0.0114 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.62% 0.089 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.0166, 82.4959, 47.9879) |
| Luminance | 0.8249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.00
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.50
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.07
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.85
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.28
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEBA6 #A6B5FA
analogous
#FAC1A6 #FAEBA6 #DFFAA6
triadic
#FAEBA6 #A6FAEB #EBA6FA
tetradic
#FAEBA6 #A6FAC1 #A6B5FA #FAA6DF
square
#FAEBA6 #A6FAC1 #A6B5FA #FAA6DF
split-complementary
#FAEBA6 #A6DFFA #C1A6FA
monochromatic
#F3D132 #F7DE6C #FAEBA6 #FDF8E0 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEBA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.50
#FAEBA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEBA6
17.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEBA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEBA6 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E7A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEDA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeba6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.089 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf1c1',
500: '#faeba6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeba6; $custom-light: #fdf1c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeba6",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.286,
"s": 89.362,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93622,
"c": 0.08871,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.82494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEBA6
secondary
#687DDC
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181612
muted
#868582