#FAEBAD#FAEBAD
#FAEBAD is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.828; OKLCH L 93.8% C 0.081 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 89%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 31%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 30.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.91, -3.98, 31.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.91, 32.23, 97.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.75% -0.0086 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.75% 0.081 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.6763, 82.7597, 51.4622) |
| Luminance | 0.8276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.17
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.53
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.90
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.00
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.33
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEBAD #ADBCFA
analogous
#FAC4AD #FAEBAD #E2FAAD
triadic
#FAEBAD #ADFAEB #EBADFA
tetradic
#FAEBAD #ADFAC4 #ADBCFA #FAADE2
square
#FAEBAD #ADFAC4 #ADBCFA #FAADE2
split-complementary
#FAEBAD #ADE2FA #C4ADFA
monochromatic
#F3CF3A #F6DD73 #FAEBAD #FDF8E2 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEBAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.55
#FAEBAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEBAD
17.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEBAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEBAD | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.55 | 17.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E8A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEDAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE2DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faebad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.8% 0.081 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf1c6',
500: '#faebad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faebad; $custom-light: #fdf1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faebad",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.312,
"s": 88.506,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93751,
"c": 0.0806,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.82758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEBAD
secondary
#6E84DD
accent
#2DE500
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181613
muted
#868582