#FAECA1#FAECA1
#FAECA1 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.829; OKLCH L 93.7% C 0.095 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAECA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 236, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 35.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.97, -5.90, 38.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.97, 38.57, 98.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.73% -0.0148 0.0942) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.73% 0.095 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.8540, 82.8902, 45.7149) |
| Luminance | 0.8289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.79
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.73
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.25
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.26
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.49
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAECA1 #A1AFFA
analogous
#FABFA1 #FAECA1 #DBFAA1
triadic
#FAECA1 #A1FAEC #ECA1FA
tetradic
#FAECA1 #A1FABF #A1AFFA #FAA1DB
square
#FAECA1 #A1FABF #A1AFFA #FAA1DB
split-complementary
#FAECA1 #A1DBFA #BFA1FA
monochromatic
#F4D52D #F7E067 #FAECA1 #FDF8DB #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAECA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.58
#FAECA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAECA1
17.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAECA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAECA1 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.58 | 17.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE89C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEDA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE2D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 236, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.7% 0.095 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2bd',
500: '#faeca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeca1; $custom-light: #fdf2bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 236,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.562,
"s": 89.899,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93733,
"c": 0.09538,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.82888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAECA1
secondary
#6476DC
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582