#FAEE69#FAEE69
#FAEE69 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.825; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.153 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEE69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 94%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 58%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 58%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.79, -11.98, 64.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.79, 65.46, 100.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.37% -0.0374 0.1484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.37% 0.153 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.5511, 82.4955, 25.4634) |
| Luminance | 0.8249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 0.32
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.33
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.38
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.62
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.67
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEE69 #6975FA
analogous
#FAA569 #FAEE69 #BEFA69
triadic
#FAEE69 #69FAEE #EE69FA
tetradic
#FAEE69 #69FAA5 #6975FA #FA69BE
square
#FAEE69 #69FAA5 #6975FA #FA69BE
split-complementary
#FAEE69 #69BEFA #A569FA
monochromatic
#E1CF08 #F8E72E #FAEE69 #FCF5A4 #FEFBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEE69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.50
#FAEE69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEE69
17.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEE69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEE69 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE75B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFED70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faee69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.153 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff398',
500: '#faee69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faee69; $custom-light: #fff398; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faee69",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.034,
"s": 93.548,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93374,
"c": 0.15301,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.82493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEE69
secondary
#3340D4
accent
#13E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F