#FAECA3#FAECA3
#FAECA3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.830; OKLCH L 93.8% C 0.093 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAECA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 236, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 35%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 34.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.00, -5.67, 37.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.00, 37.58, 98.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.77% -0.014 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.77% 0.093 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.0318, 82.9613, 46.6512) |
| Luminance | 0.8296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.44
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.04
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.24
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.26
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.50
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAECA3 #A3B1FA
analogous
#FAC0A3 #FAECA3 #DCFAA3
triadic
#FAECA3 #A3FAEC #ECA3FA
tetradic
#FAECA3 #A3FAC0 #A3B1FA #FAA3DC
square
#FAECA3 #A3FAC0 #A3B1FA #FAA3DC
split-complementary
#FAECA3 #A3DCFA #C0A3FA
monochromatic
#F4D42F #F7E069 #FAECA3 #FDF8DD #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAECA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.59
#FAECA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAECA3
17.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAECA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAECA3 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.59 | 17.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE89E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEDA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE2D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 236, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.8% 0.093 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2bf',
500: '#faeca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeca3; $custom-light: #fdf2bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 236,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.345,
"s": 89.691,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93767,
"c": 0.09311,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.82959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAECA3
secondary
#6578DC
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582