#FAEEAC#FAEEAC
#FAEEAC is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.845; OKLCH L 94.3% C 0.085 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEEAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 89%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 31%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 31.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.65, -5.61, 33.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.65, 33.94, 99.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.33% -0.0134 0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.33% 0.085 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.4460, 84.4535, 51.2432) |
| Luminance | 0.8445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.30
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.41
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.50
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.13
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.18
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEEAC #ACB8FA
analogous
#FAC7AC #FAEEAC #DFFAAC
triadic
#FAEEAC #ACFAEE #EEACFA
tetradic
#FAEEAC #ACFAC7 #ACB8FA #FAACDF
square
#FAEEAC #ACFAC7 #ACB8FA #FAACDF
split-complementary
#FAEEAC #ACDFFA #C7ACFA
monochromatic
#F3D639 #F7E272 #FAEEAC #FDF9E2 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEEAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.89
#FAEEAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEEAC
17.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEEAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEEAC | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.89 | 17.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBEAA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEFAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE5DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeeac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.3% 0.085 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf3c5',
500: '#faeeac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeeac; $custom-light: #fdf3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeeac",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 88.636,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94329,
"c": 0.08473,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.84452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEEAC
secondary
#6D7EDD
accent
#23E500
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181713
muted
#868582