#FAEE6C#FAEE6C
#FAEE6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.826; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.150 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 56.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.82, -11.77, 63.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.82, 64.17, 100.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.41% -0.0365 0.146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.41% 0.151 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.7081, 82.5583, 26.2898) |
| Luminance | 0.8256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 0.65
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.08
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.23
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.49
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.63
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEE6C #6C78FA
analogous
#FAA76C #FAEE6C #BFFA6C
triadic
#FAEE6C #6CFAEE #EE6CFA
tetradic
#FAEE6C #6CFAA7 #6C78FA #FA6CBF
square
#FAEE6C #6CFAA7 #6C78FA #FA6CBF
split-complementary
#FAEE6C #6CBFFA #A76CFA
monochromatic
#E4D108 #F8E731 #FAEE6C #FCF5A7 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.51
#FAEE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEE6C
17.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEE6C | 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)
#FFE75E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFED73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faee6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.150 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff39a',
500: '#faee6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faee6c; $custom-light: #fff39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faee6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.93,
"s": 93.421,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93405,
"c": 0.1505,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.82556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEE6C
secondary
#3543D5
accent
#13E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F