#FAEE6B#FAEE6B
#FAEE6B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.825; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.151 H 104.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEE6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 57.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.81, -11.84, 63.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.81, 64.60, 100.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.4% -0.0368 0.1468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.4% 0.151 104.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.6551, 82.5371, 26.0112) |
| Luminance | 0.8254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 0.54
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.16
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.28
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.55
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.62
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEE6B #6B77FA
analogous
#FAA66B #FAEE6B #BFFA6B
triadic
#FAEE6B #6BFAEE #EE6BFA
tetradic
#FAEE6B #6BFAA6 #6B77FA #FA6BBF
square
#FAEE6B #6BFAA6 #6B77FA #FA6BBF
split-complementary
#FAEE6B #6BBFFA #A66BFA
monochromatic
#E3D108 #F8E730 #FAEE6B #FCF5A6 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEE6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.51
#FAEE6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEE6B
17.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEE6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEE6B | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.51 | 17.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE75D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFED72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faee6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.151 104.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff39a',
500: '#faee6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faee6b; $custom-light: #fff39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faee6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.965,
"s": 93.464,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93395,
"c": 0.15135,
"h": 104.1
},
"luminance": 0.82535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEE6B
secondary
#3542D5
accent
#13E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F