#FAEBA8#FAEBA8
#FAEBA8 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.826; OKLCH L 93.7% C 0.086 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 33%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 32.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.83, -4.58, 34.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.83, 34.71, 97.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.66% -0.0106 0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.66% 0.086 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.2015, 82.5698, 48.9617) |
| Luminance | 0.8257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.84
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.19
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.95
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.20
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.54
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEBA8 #A8B7FA
analogous
#FAC2A8 #FAEBA8 #E0FAA8
triadic
#FAEBA8 #A8FAEB #EBA8FA
tetradic
#FAEBA8 #A8FAC2 #A8B7FA #FAA8E0
square
#FAEBA8 #A8FAC2 #A8B7FA #FAA8E0
split-complementary
#FAEBA8 #A8E0FA #C2A8FA
monochromatic
#F3D034 #F7DE6E #FAEBA8 #FDF8E2 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEBA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.51
#FAEBA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEBA8
17.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEBA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEBA8 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.51 | 17.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E7A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEDAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeba8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.7% 0.086 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf1c2',
500: '#faeba8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeba8; $custom-light: #fdf1c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeba8",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.024,
"s": 89.13,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93658,
"c": 0.08641,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.82568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEBA8
secondary
#6A7FDC
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181612
muted
#868582