#FAEEB9#FAEEB9
#FAEEB9 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.6% C 0.069 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEEB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 87%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 26%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 26%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.87, -3.97, 27.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.87, 27.47, 98.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.58% -0.0082 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.58% 0.069 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.7561, 84.9775, 58.1431) |
| Luminance | 0.8498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.29
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.76
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.27
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 3.71
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 3.85
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEEB9 #B9C5FA
analogous
#FACDB9 #FAEEB9 #E5FAB9
triadic
#FAEEB9 #B9FAEE #EEB9FA
tetradic
#FAEEB9 #B9FACD #B9C5FA #FAB9E5
square
#FAEEB9 #B9FACD #B9C5FA #FAB9E5
split-complementary
#FAEEB9 #B9E5FA #CDB9FA
monochromatic
#F2D247 #F6E080 #FAEEB9 #FDF8E2 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEEB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.00
#FAEEB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEEB9
18.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEEB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEEB9 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 18.00 | 18.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9EBB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEFBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE6E0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faeeb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 238, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.6% 0.069 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf3ce',
500: '#faeeb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faeeb9; $custom-light: #fcf3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faeeb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 238,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.923,
"s": 86.667,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94582,
"c": 0.06931,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.84976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEEB9
secondary
#798CDE
accent
#2CE302
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFB
border
#D7D6D4
text
#171713
muted
#858583