#FAEC83#FAEC83
#FAEC83 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.820; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.127 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEC83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 236, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 92%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 48%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 47.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.56, -8.94, 52.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.56, 53.02, 99.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.27% -0.026 0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.27% 0.127 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5185, 81.9560, 33.4147) |
| Luminance | 0.8195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.33
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.76
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.93
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.52
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.61
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEC83 #8391FA
analogous
#FAB183 #FAEC83 #CDFA83
triadic
#FAEC83 #83FAEC #EC83FA
tetradic
#FAEC83 #83FAB1 #8391FA #FA83CD
square
#FAEC83 #83FAB1 #8391FA #FA83CD
split-complementary
#FAEC83 #83CDFA #B183FA
monochromatic
#F5DA0D #F8E348 #FAEC83 #FCF5BE #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FAEC83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.39
#FAEC83 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEC83
17.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEC83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEC83 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.39 | 17.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE67A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faec83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 236, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.127 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef1a9',
500: '#faec83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faec83; $custom-light: #fef1a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faec83",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 236,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.941,
"s": 92.248,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93273,
"c": 0.12738,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.81954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEC83
secondary
#495AD8
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581