#FAEF9E#FAEF9E
#FAEF9E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.845; OKLCH L 94.3% C 0.102 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEF9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 37%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 36.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.68, -7.73, 40.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.68, 41.27, 100.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.28% -0.0202 0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.28% 0.102 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.4636, 84.5276, 44.6287) |
| Luminance | 0.8453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.54
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.88
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.60
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.85
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.53
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEF9E #9EA9FA
analogous
#FAC19E #FAEF9E #D7FA9E
triadic
#FAEF9E #9EFAEF #EF9EFA
tetradic
#FAEF9E #9EFAC1 #9EA9FA #FA9ED7
square
#FAEF9E #9EFAC1 #9EA9FA #FA9ED7
split-complementary
#FAEF9E #9ED7FA #C19EFA
monochromatic
#F4DC2A #F7E564 #FAEF9E #FDF9D8 #FDFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEF9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.91
#FAEF9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEF9E
17.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEF9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEF9E | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.91 | 17.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDEA98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEFA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faef9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.3% 0.102 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf4bb',
500: '#faef9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faef9e; $custom-light: #fdf4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faef9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.826,
"s": 90.196,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94282,
"c": 0.10177,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.84526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEF9E
secondary
#6170DB
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582