#FAEFAB#FAEFAB
#FAEFAB is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.5% C 0.087 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEFAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 89%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 31.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.88, -6.23, 34.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.88, 34.86, 100.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.51% -0.0152 0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.51% 0.087 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.6423, 84.9991, 50.8366) |
| Luminance | 0.8500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.74
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.45
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.96
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.72
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEFAB #ABB6FA
analogous
#FAC8AB #FAEFAB #DDFAAB
triadic
#FAEFAB #ABFAEF #EFABFA
tetradic
#FAEFAB #ABFAC8 #ABB6FA #FAABDD
square
#FAEFAB #ABFAC8 #ABB6FA #FAABDD
split-complementary
#FAEFAB #ABDDFA #C8ABFA
monochromatic
#F3D937 #F7E471 #FAEFAB #FDF9E2 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEFAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.00
#FAEFAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEFAB
18.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEFAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEFAB | 1.00 | 1.17 | 18.00 | 18.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCEBA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF0AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE6DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faefab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.5% 0.087 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf4c4',
500: '#faefab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faefab; $custom-light: #fdf4c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faefab",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.646,
"s": 88.764,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9451,
"c": 0.08692,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.84997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEFAB
secondary
#6C7CDD
accent
#20E500
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181713
muted
#868582