#FAEEB8#FAEEB8
#FAEEB8 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.849; OKLCH L 94.6% C 0.071 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEEB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 87%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 26%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 26.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.86, -4.10, 27.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.86, 27.97, 98.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.56% -0.0086 0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.56% 0.071 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.6510, 84.9354, 57.5891) |
| Luminance | 0.8493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.18
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.53
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.11
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 3.81
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 3.82
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEEB8 #B8C4FA
analogous
#FACDB8 #FAEEB8 #E5FAB8
triadic
#FAEEB8 #B8FAEE #EEB8FA
tetradic
#FAEEB8 #B8FACD #B8C4FA #FAB8E5
square
#FAEEB8 #B8FACD #B8C4FA #FAB8E5
split-complementary
#FAEEB8 #B8E5FA #CDB8FA
monochromatic
#F2D346 #F6E07F #FAEEB8 #FDF8E2 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEEB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.99
#FAEEB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEEB8
17.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEEB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEEB8 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.99 | 17.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9EBB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEFBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE6DF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeeb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.6% 0.071 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf3cd',
500: '#faeeb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeeb8; $custom-light: #fcf3cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeeb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 86.842,
"l": 85.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94561,
"c": 0.07051,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.84934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEEB8
secondary
#788BDE
accent
#2BE302
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFA
border
#D7D6D3
text
#171713
muted
#858583