#FAEF73#FAEF73
#FAEF73 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.833; OKLCH L 93.7% C 0.145 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEF73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 54%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.14, -11.75, 60.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.14, 61.48, 101.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.68% -0.0357 0.1409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.68% 0.145 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3876, 83.2972, 28.4285) |
| Luminance | 0.8329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.01
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.41
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.77
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.86
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.39
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF73 #737EFA
analogous
#FAAC73 #FAEF73 #C2FA73
triadic
#FAEF73 #73FAEF #EF73FA
tetradic
#FAEF73 #73FAAC #737EFA #FA73C2
square
#FAEF73 #73FAAC #737EFA #FA73C2
split-complementary
#FAEF73 #73C2FA #AC73FA
monochromatic
#EAD808 #F8E838 #FAEF73 #FCF6AE #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEF73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.66
#FAEF73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF73
17.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF73 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.66 | 17.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE867
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.7% 0.145 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef49f',
500: '#faef73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef73; $custom-light: #fef49f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef73",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.111,
"s": 93.103,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93684,
"c": 0.14536,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.83295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF73
secondary
#3B48D6
accent
#13E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580