#FAEDA0#FAEDA0
#FAEDA0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.834; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.097 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEDA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 237, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 36%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.20, -6.51, 38.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.20, 39.46, 99.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.92% -0.0166 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.92% 0.097 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.0549, 83.4325, 45.3486) |
| Luminance | 0.8343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.10
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.29
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.77
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.97
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.63
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEDA0 #A0ADFA
analogous
#FAC0A0 #FAEDA0 #DAFAA0
triadic
#FAEDA0 #A0FAED #EDA0FA
tetradic
#FAEDA0 #A0FAC0 #A0ADFA #FAA0DA
square
#FAEDA0 #A0FAC0 #A0ADFA #FAA0DA
split-complementary
#FAEDA0 #A0DAFA #C0A0FA
monochromatic
#F4D72C #F7E266 #FAEDA0 #FDF8DA #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEDA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.69
#FAEDA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEDA0
17.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEDA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEDA0 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.69 | 17.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE89A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEEA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeda0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 237, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.097 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2bd',
500: '#faeda0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeda0; $custom-light: #fdf2bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeda0",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 237,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.333,
"s": 90,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93915,
"c": 0.09749,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.8343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEDA0
secondary
#6374DC
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582