#FAECAA#FAECAA
#FAECAA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.832; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.085 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAECAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 236, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 32%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.11, -4.85, 33.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.11, 34.12, 98.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.89% -0.0112 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.89% 0.085 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.6764, 83.2191, 50.0462) |
| Luminance | 0.8322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.49
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.15
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.71
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.27
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.56
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAECAA #AAB8FA
analogous
#FAC4AA #FAECAA #E0FAAA
triadic
#FAECAA #AAFAEC #ECAAFA
tetradic
#FAECAA #AAFAC4 #AAB8FA #FAAAE0
square
#FAECAA #AAFAC4 #AAB8FA #FAAAE0
split-complementary
#FAECAA #AAE0FA #C4AAFA
monochromatic
#F3D236 #F7DF70 #FAECAA #FDF9E2 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAECAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.64
#FAECAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAECAA
17.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAECAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAECAA | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.64 | 17.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E8A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEDAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faecaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 236, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.085 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2c3',
500: '#faecaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faecaa; $custom-light: #fdf2c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faecaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 236,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.5,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93893,
"c": 0.08507,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.83217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAECAA
secondary
#6C7FDD
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181612
muted
#868582