#FAEC77#FAEC77
#FAEC77 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.816; OKLCH L 93.1% C 0.139 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEC77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 236, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 52.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.42, -9.95, 57.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.42, 58.55, 99.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.12% -0.0301 0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.12% 0.139 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.7518, 81.6493, 29.3768) |
| Luminance | 0.8165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 0.87
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.21
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.76
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.47
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.90
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEC77 #7785FA
analogous
#FAAB77 #FAEC77 #C6FA77
triadic
#FAEC77 #77FAEC #EC77FA
tetradic
#FAEC77 #77FAAB #7785FA #FA77C6
square
#FAEC77 #77FAAB #7785FA #FA77C6
split-complementary
#FAEC77 #77C6FA #AB77FA
monochromatic
#EED509 #F8E43C #FAEC77 #FCF4B2 #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEC77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.33
#FAEC77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEC77
17.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEC77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEC77 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.33 | 17.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE56C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDED1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faec77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 236, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.1% 0.139 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef1a1',
500: '#faec77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faec77; $custom-light: #fef1a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faec77",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 236,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.588,
"s": 92.908,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93122,
"c": 0.13888,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.81647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEC77
secondary
#3F4FD6
accent
#19E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580