#FAEFAA#FAEFAA
#FAEFAA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.5% C 0.088 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 32%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.87, -6.35, 34.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.87, 35.35, 100.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.49% -0.0156 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.49% 0.088 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.5474, 84.9611, 50.3365) |
| Luminance | 0.8496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.86
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.54
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.09
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.54
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.59
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEFAA #AAB5FA
analogous
#FAC7AA #FAEFAA #DDFAAA
triadic
#FAEFAA #AAFAEF #EFAAFA
tetradic
#FAEFAA #AAFAC7 #AAB5FA #FAAADD
square
#FAEFAA #AAFAC7 #AAB5FA #FAAADD
split-complementary
#FAEFAA #AADDFA #C7AAFA
monochromatic
#F3D936 #F7E470 #FAEFAA #FDFAE2 #FDFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEFAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.99
#FAEFAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEFAA
17.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEFAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEFAA | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.99 | 17.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCEBA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF0AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE6DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faefaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.5% 0.088 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf4c4',
500: '#faefaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faefaa; $custom-light: #fdf4c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faefaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.75,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94491,
"c": 0.08808,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.84959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEFAA
secondary
#6C7BDD
accent
#20E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181712
muted
#868582