#FAEBC5#FAEBC5
#FAEBC5 is a very light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.838; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.052 H 89.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 235, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 84%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 21%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 21.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.35, -0.82, 20.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.35, 20.32, 92.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.25% 0.0009 0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.25% 0.052 89) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.2106, 83.7735, 64.8097) |
| Luminance | 0.8377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 3.88
Blanchedalmond
#FFEBCD
ΔE00 3.88
Papayawhip
#FFEFD5
ΔE00 4.23
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 4.38
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 4.49
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEBC5 #C5D4FA
analogous
#FAD0C5 #FAEBC5 #EEFAC5
triadic
#FAEBC5 #C5FAEB #EBC5FA
tetradic
#FAEBC5 #C5FAD0 #C5D4FA #FAC5EE
square
#FAEBC5 #C5FAD0 #C5D4FA #FAC5EE
split-complementary
#FAEBC5 #C5EEFA #D0C5FA
monochromatic
#F0C454 #F5D88D #FAEBC5 #FDF5E3 #FDF5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FAEBC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.75
#FAEBC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEBC5
17.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEBC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEBC5 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.75 | 17.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E9C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8EEC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE5E0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faebc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 235, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.052 89.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf1d6',
500: '#faebc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faebc5; $custom-light: #fcf1d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faebc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 235,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.019,
"s": 84.127,
"l": 87.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94246,
"c": 0.05209,
"h": 89
},
"luminance": 0.83772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEBC5
secondary
#849EDF
accent
#43E105
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFB
border
#D7D6D4
text
#171614
muted
#858583