#FAEF6C#FAEF6C
#FAEF6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.831; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.151 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEF6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 56.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.08, -12.26, 63.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.08, 64.55, 100.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.61% -0.0379 0.1466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.61% 0.151 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.0000, 83.1422, 26.3872) |
| Luminance | 0.8314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 0.65
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.31
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.00
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.31
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.33
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF6C #6C77FA
analogous
#FAA86C #FAEF6C #BEFA6C
triadic
#FAEF6C #6CFAEF #EF6CFA
tetradic
#FAEF6C #6CFAA8 #6C77FA #FA6CBE
square
#FAEF6C #6CFAA8 #6C77FA #FA6CBE
split-complementary
#FAEF6C #6CBEFA #A86CFA
monochromatic
#E4D308 #F8E931 #FAEF6C #FCF5A7 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEF6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.63
#FAEF6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF6C
17.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF6C | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.63 | 17.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE85E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.151 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff49a',
500: '#faef6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef6c; $custom-light: #fff49a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.352,
"s": 93.421,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93608,
"c": 0.15145,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.8314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF6C
secondary
#3542D5
accent
#12E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F