#FAEF96#FAEF96
#FAEF96 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.843; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.111 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEF96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 91%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 40%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 40%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.56, -8.59, 44.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.56, 45.16, 100.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.15% -0.0233 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.15% 0.111 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.7973, 84.2611, 41.1195) |
| Luminance | 0.8426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 0.92
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.60
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.01
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.11
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.14
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF96 #96A1FA
analogous
#FABD96 #FAEF96 #D3FA96
triadic
#FAEF96 #96FAEF #EF96FA
tetradic
#FAEF96 #96FABD #96A1FA #FA96D3
square
#FAEF96 #96FABD #96A1FA #FA96D3
split-complementary
#FAEF96 #96D3FA #BD96FA
monochromatic
#F4DD21 #F7E65C #FAEF96 #FDF8D0 #FEFBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FAEF96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.85
#FAEF96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF96
17.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF96 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.85 | 17.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE98F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEF9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.111 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf4b6',
500: '#faef96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef96; $custom-light: #fdf4b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef96",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.4,
"s": 90.909,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94153,
"c": 0.11058,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.84259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF96
secondary
#5A68DA
accent
#19E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181711
muted
#868581