#FAEDA2#FAEDA2
#FAEDA2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.835; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.095 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEDA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 237, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 35%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 35.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.23, -6.28, 37.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.23, 38.48, 99.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.95% -0.0158 0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.95% 0.095 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.2312, 83.5030, 46.2775) |
| Luminance | 0.8350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.75
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.60
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.02
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.27
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.37
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEDA2 #A2AFFA
analogous
#FAC1A2 #FAEDA2 #DBFAA2
triadic
#FAEDA2 #A2FAED #EDA2FA
tetradic
#FAEDA2 #A2FAC1 #A2AFFA #FAA2DB
square
#FAEDA2 #A2FAC1 #A2AFFA #FAA2DB
split-complementary
#FAEDA2 #A2DBFA #C1A2FA
monochromatic
#F4D72E #F7E268 #FAEDA2 #FDF8DC #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEDA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.70
#FAEDA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEDA2
17.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEDA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEDA2 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.70 | 17.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE99D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEEA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeda2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 237, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.095 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2be',
500: '#faeda2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeda2; $custom-light: #fdf2be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeda2",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 237,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.136,
"s": 89.796,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9395,
"c": 0.09523,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.83501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEDA2
secondary
#6476DC
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582