#FAEEA0#FAEEA0
#FAEEA0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.840; OKLCH L 94.1% C 0.099 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEEA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 36%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.46, -7.01, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.46, 39.87, 100.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.12% -0.018 0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.12% 0.099 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.3452, 84.0131, 45.4454) |
| Luminance | 0.8401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.04
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.29
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.43
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.88
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.68
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEEA0 #A0ACFA
analogous
#FAC1A0 #FAEEA0 #D9FAA0
triadic
#FAEEA0 #A0FAEE #EEA0FA
tetradic
#FAEEA0 #A0FAC1 #A0ACFA #FAA0D9
square
#FAEEA0 #A0FAC1 #A0ACFA #FAA0D9
split-complementary
#FAEEA0 #A0D9FA #C1A0FA
monochromatic
#F4D92C #F7E466 #FAEEA0 #FDF8DA #FDFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FAEEA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.80
#FAEEA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEEA0
17.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEEA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEEA0 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.80 | 17.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE99A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEFA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.1% 0.099 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf3bd',
500: '#faeea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeea0; $custom-light: #fdf3bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52,
"s": 90,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94115,
"c": 0.0985,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.84011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEEA0
secondary
#6373DC
accent
#1FE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582