#FAEEA1#FAEEA1
#FAEEA1 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.840; OKLCH L 94.1% C 0.097 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEEA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 35.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.47, -6.90, 38.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.47, 39.38, 100.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.13% -0.0176 0.0958) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.13% 0.097 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.4330, 84.0483, 45.9079) |
| Luminance | 0.8405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.12
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.19
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.54
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.01
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.55
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEEA1 #A1ADFA
analogous
#FAC1A1 #FAEEA1 #D9FAA1
triadic
#FAEEA1 #A1FAEE #EEA1FA
tetradic
#FAEEA1 #A1FAC1 #A1ADFA #FAA1D9
square
#FAEEA1 #A1FAC1 #A1ADFA #FAA1D9
split-complementary
#FAEEA1 #A1D9FA #C1A1FA
monochromatic
#F4D92D #F7E367 #FAEEA1 #FDF9DB #FDFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FAEEA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.81
#FAEEA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEEA1
17.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEEA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEEA1 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.81 | 17.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE99B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEFA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.1% 0.097 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf3bd',
500: '#faeea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeea1; $custom-light: #fdf3bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.91,
"s": 89.899,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94132,
"c": 0.09737,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.84046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEEA1
secondary
#6474DC
accent
#1FE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582