#FAEF6D#FAEF6D
#FAEF6D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.832; 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 | #FAEF6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 56.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.09, -12.19, 62.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.09, 64.11, 100.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.62% -0.0376 0.1458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.62% 0.151 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.0535, 83.1636, 26.6690) |
| Luminance | 0.8316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 0.75
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.24
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.95
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.24
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.34
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF6D #6D78FA
analogous
#FAA86D #FAEF6D #BEFA6D
triadic
#FAEF6D #6DFAEF #EF6DFA
tetradic
#FAEF6D #6DFAA8 #6D78FA #FA6DBE
square
#FAEF6D #6DFAA8 #6D78FA #FA6DBE
split-complementary
#FAEF6D #6DBEFA #A86DFA
monochromatic
#E5D408 #F8E932 #FAEF6D #FCF5A8 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEF6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.63
#FAEF6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF6D
17.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF6D | 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)
#FFE85F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.151 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff49b',
500: '#faef6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef6d; $custom-light: #fff49b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.319,
"s": 93.377,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93619,
"c": 0.15059,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.83161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF6D
secondary
#3643D5
accent
#12E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F