#FAEDA1#FAEDA1
#FAEDA1 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.835; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.096 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEDA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 237, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 35.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.22, -6.40, 38.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.22, 38.97, 99.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.93% -0.0162 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.93% 0.096 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.1427, 83.4676, 45.8112) |
| Luminance | 0.8347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.93
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.44
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.12
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.50
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEDA1 #A1AEFA
analogous
#FAC0A1 #FAEDA1 #DAFAA1
triadic
#FAEDA1 #A1FAED #EDA1FA
tetradic
#FAEDA1 #A1FAC0 #A1AEFA #FAA1DA
square
#FAEDA1 #A1FAC0 #A1AEFA #FAA1DA
split-complementary
#FAEDA1 #A1DAFA #C0A1FA
monochromatic
#F4D72D #F7E267 #FAEDA1 #FDF8DB #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEDA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.69
#FAEDA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEDA1
17.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEDA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEDA1 | 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)
#FBE89C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEEA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeda1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 237, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.096 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2bd',
500: '#faeda1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeda1; $custom-light: #fdf2bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeda1",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 237,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.236,
"s": 89.899,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93932,
"c": 0.09637,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.83466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEDA1
secondary
#6475DC
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582