#FAEC7F#FAEC7F
#FAEC7F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.818; OKLCH L 93.2% C 0.131 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEC7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 236, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 92%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 49%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 49.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.51, -9.29, 54.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.51, 54.88, 99.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.22% -0.0274 0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.22% 0.131 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2526, 81.8496, 32.0145) |
| Luminance | 0.8185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.81
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.19
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.20
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.41
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEC7F #7F8DFA
analogous
#FAAF7F #FAEC7F #CBFA7F
triadic
#FAEC7F #7FFAEC #EC7FFA
tetradic
#FAEC7F #7FFAAF #7F8DFA #FA7FCB
square
#FAEC7F #7FFAAF #7F8DFA #FA7FCB
split-complementary
#FAEC7F #7FCBFA #AF7FFA
monochromatic
#F5DA0A #F8E344 #FAEC7F #FCF5BA #FEFBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEC7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.37
#FAEC7F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEC7F
17.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEC7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEC7F | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.37 | 17.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE675
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faec7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 236, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.2% 0.131 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef1a6',
500: '#faec7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faec7f; $custom-light: #fef1a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faec7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 236,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.171,
"s": 92.481,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93221,
"c": 0.1313,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.81847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEC7F
secondary
#4656D7
accent
#1AE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868580