#FAEF74#FAEF74
#FAEF74 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.833; OKLCH L 93.7% C 0.144 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEF74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 53.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.15, -11.67, 59.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.15, 61.04, 101.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.7% -0.0353 0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.7% 0.144 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.4455, 83.3204, 28.7332) |
| Luminance | 0.8332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.01
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.52
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.77
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.81
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.41
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF74 #747FFA
analogous
#FAAC74 #FAEF74 #C2FA74
triadic
#FAEF74 #74FAEF #EF74FA
tetradic
#FAEF74 #74FAAC #747FFA #FA74C2
square
#FAEF74 #74FAAC #747FFA #FA74C2
split-complementary
#FAEF74 #74C2FA #AC74FA
monochromatic
#EBD908 #F8E839 #FAEF74 #FCF6AF #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEF74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.66
#FAEF74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF74
17.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF74 | 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)
#FFE868
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.7% 0.144 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef49f',
500: '#faef74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef74; $custom-light: #fef49f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef74",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.075,
"s": 93.056,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93695,
"c": 0.14447,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.83318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF74
secondary
#3C49D6
accent
#13E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580