#FAEDAA#FAEDAA
#FAEDAA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.838; OKLCH L 94.1% C 0.086 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEDAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 237, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 32%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.36, -5.35, 34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.36, 34.53, 98.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.09% -0.0127 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.09% 0.086 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.9651, 83.7966, 50.1424) |
| Luminance | 0.8379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.30
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.44
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.59
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.00
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.22
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEDAA #AAB7FA
analogous
#FAC5AA #FAEDAA #DFFAAA
triadic
#FAEDAA #AAFAED #EDAAFA
tetradic
#FAEDAA #AAFAC5 #AAB7FA #FAAADF
square
#FAEDAA #AAFAC5 #AAB7FA #FAAADF
split-complementary
#FAEDAA #AADFFA #C5AAFA
monochromatic
#F3D536 #F7E170 #FAEDAA #FDF9E2 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FAEDAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.76
#FAEDAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEDAA
17.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEDAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEDAA | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.76 | 17.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE9A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEEAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faedaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 237, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.1% 0.086 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf2c4',
500: '#faedaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faedaa; $custom-light: #fdf2c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faedaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 237,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.25,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94092,
"c": 0.08605,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.83795
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEDAA
secondary
#6C7EDD
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181612
muted
#868582