#FAEE75#FAEE75
#FAEE75 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.828; OKLCH L 93.5% C 0.143 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEE75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 53%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 53.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.91, -11.10, 59.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.91, 60.21, 100.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.5% -0.0336 0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.5% 0.143 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2120, 82.7599, 28.9439) |
| Luminance | 0.8276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 0.81
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.69
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.08
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.00
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.74
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEE75 #7581FA
analogous
#FAAB75 #FAEE75 #C4FA75
triadic
#FAEE75 #75FAEE #EE75FA
tetradic
#FAEE75 #75FAAB #7581FA #FA75C4
square
#FAEE75 #75FAAB #7581FA #FA75C4
split-complementary
#FAEE75 #75C4FA #AB75FA
monochromatic
#ECD809 #F8E73A #FAEE75 #FCF5B0 #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEE75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.55
#FAEE75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEE75
17.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEE75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEE75 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.55 | 17.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE769
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faee75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.5% 0.143 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef3a0',
500: '#faee75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faee75; $custom-light: #fef3a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faee75",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.586,
"s": 93.007,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93504,
"c": 0.14261,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.82757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEE75
secondary
#3D4BD6
accent
#15E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580