#FAEEAA#FAEEAA
#FAEEAA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.844; OKLCH L 94.3% C 0.087 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 32%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.61, -5.85, 34.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.61, 34.94, 99.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.29% -0.0141 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.29% 0.087 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.2554, 84.3772, 50.2392) |
| Luminance | 0.8438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.51
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.53
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.76
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.75
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.90
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEEAA #AAB6FA
analogous
#FAC6AA #FAEEAA #DEFAAA
triadic
#FAEEAA #AAFAEE #EEAAFA
tetradic
#FAEEAA #AAFAC6 #AAB6FA #FAAADE
square
#FAEEAA #AAFAC6 #AAB6FA #FAAADE
split-complementary
#FAEEAA #AADEFA #C6AAFA
monochromatic
#F3D736 #F7E270 #FAEEAA #FDF9E2 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEEAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.88
#FAEEAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEEAA
17.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEEAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEEAA | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.88 | 17.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBEAA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEFAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE5DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeeaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.3% 0.087 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf3c4',
500: '#faeeaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeeaa; $custom-light: #fdf3c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeeaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94292,
"c": 0.08706,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.84375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEEAA
secondary
#6C7DDD
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181712
muted
#868582