#FAEF7C#FAEF7C
#FAEF7C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.835; OKLCH L 93.8% C 0.137 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEF7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 50%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 50.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.24, -11.03, 56.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.24, 57.43, 101.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.79% -0.0327 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.79% 0.137 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9310, 83.5146, 31.2904) |
| Luminance | 0.8351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.45
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.04
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.49
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.55
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.55
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF7C #7C87FA
analogous
#FAB07C #FAEF7C #C6FA7C
triadic
#FAEF7C #7CFAEF #EF7CFA
tetradic
#FAEF7C #7CFAB0 #7C87FA #FA7CC6
square
#FAEF7C #7CFAB0 #7C87FA #FA7CC6
split-complementary
#FAEF7C #7CC6FA #B07CFA
monochromatic
#F2DE09 #F8E841 #FAEF7C #FCF6B7 #FEFBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FAEF7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.70
#FAEF7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF7C
17.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF7C | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.70 | 17.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE872
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE2D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.8% 0.137 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef4a4',
500: '#faef7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef7c; $custom-light: #fef4a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.762,
"s": 92.647,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9379,
"c": 0.13708,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.83512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF7C
secondary
#4350D7
accent
#14E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18170F
muted
#868580