#FAEE77#FAEE77
#FAEE77 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.828; OKLCH L 93.5% C 0.141 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEE77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 52.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.93, -10.94, 58.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.93, 59.31, 100.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.53% -0.0329 0.1369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.53% 0.141 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3308, 82.8074, 29.5698) |
| Luminance | 0.8280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 0.92
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.94
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.12
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.93
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.81
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEE77 #7783FA
analogous
#FAAD77 #FAEE77 #C4FA77
triadic
#FAEE77 #77FAEE #EE77FA
tetradic
#FAEE77 #77FAAD #7783FA #FA77C4
square
#FAEE77 #77FAAD #7783FA #FA77C4
split-complementary
#FAEE77 #77C4FA #AD77FA
monochromatic
#EED909 #F8E73C #FAEE77 #FCF5B2 #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FAEE77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.56
#FAEE77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEE77
17.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEE77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEE77 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.56 | 17.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE76C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faee77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.5% 0.141 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef3a1',
500: '#faee77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faee77; $custom-light: #fef3a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faee77",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.504,
"s": 92.908,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93527,
"c": 0.14078,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.82805
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEE77
secondary
#3F4DD6
accent
#15E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580