#FAEBB9#FAEBB9
#FAEBB9 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.832; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.066 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 87%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 26%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.12, -2.45, 26.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.12, 26.27, 95.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.99% -0.0039 0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.99% 0.066 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.8900, 83.2452, 57.8544) |
| Luminance | 0.8324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.42
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.63
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.09
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.27
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEBB9 #B9C8FA
analogous
#FACAB9 #FAEBB9 #E8FAB9
triadic
#FAEBB9 #B9FAEB #EBB9FA
tetradic
#FAEBB9 #B9FACA #B9C8FA #FAB9E8
square
#FAEBB9 #B9FACA #B9C8FA #FAB9E8
split-complementary
#FAEBB9 #B9E8FA #CAB9FA
monochromatic
#F2CA47 #F6DB80 #FAEBB9 #FDF7E2 #FDF7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEBB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.65
#FAEBB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEBB9
17.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEBB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEBB9 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.65 | 17.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E8B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAEDBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faebb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.066 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf1ce',
500: '#faebb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faebb9; $custom-light: #fcf1ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faebb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.154,
"s": 86.667,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93989,
"c": 0.06644,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.83243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEBB9
secondary
#7990DE
accent
#36E302
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFB
border
#D7D6D4
text
#171613
muted
#858583