#FAEF77#FAEF77
#FAEF77 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.834; OKLCH L 93.7% C 0.142 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEF77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 52.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.19, -11.43, 58.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.19, 59.70, 101.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.73% -0.0344 0.1375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.73% 0.142 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.6228, 83.3913, 29.6671) |
| Luminance | 0.8339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.10
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.81
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.88
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.67
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.50
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF77 #7782FA
analogous
#FAAE77 #FAEF77 #C3FA77
triadic
#FAEF77 #77FAEF #EF77FA
tetradic
#FAEF77 #77FAAE #7782FA #FA77C3
square
#FAEF77 #77FAAE #7782FA #FA77C3
split-complementary
#FAEF77 #77C3FA #AE77FA
monochromatic
#EEDB09 #F8E83C #FAEF77 #FCF6B2 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEF77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.68
#FAEF77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF77
17.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF77 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.68 | 17.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE86C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.7% 0.142 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef4a1',
500: '#faef77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef77; $custom-light: #fef4a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef77",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.962,
"s": 92.908,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9373,
"c": 0.14175,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.83389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF77
secondary
#3F4CD6
accent
#13E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580