#FAECAE#FAECAE
#FAECAE is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.834; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.080 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAECAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 236, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 88%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 30%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 30.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.18, -4.36, 31.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.18, 32.13, 97.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.97% -0.0097 0.0798) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.97% 0.08 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.0605, 83.3728, 52.0694) |
| Luminance | 0.8337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.95
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.67
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.69
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.32
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.45
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAECAE #AEBCFA
analogous
#FAC6AE #FAECAE #E2FAAE
triadic
#FAECAE #AEFAEC #ECAEFA
tetradic
#FAECAE #AEFAC6 #AEBCFA #FAAEE2
square
#FAECAE #AEFAC6 #AEBCFA #FAAEE2
split-complementary
#FAECAE #AEE2FA #C6AEFA
monochromatic
#F3D13B #F6DE74 #FAECAE #FDF8E2 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAECAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.67
#FAECAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAECAE
17.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAECAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAECAE | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.67 | 17.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E9AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEEB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faecae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 236, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.080 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2c6',
500: '#faecae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faecae; $custom-light: #fdf2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faecae",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 236,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.947,
"s": 88.372,
"l": 83.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93969,
"c": 0.08039,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.83371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAECAE
secondary
#6F83DD
accent
#2BE501
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181613
muted
#868582