#FAEFAC#FAEFAC
#FAEFAC is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.5% C 0.086 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEFAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 89%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 31%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 31.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.90, -6.11, 33.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.90, 34.36, 100.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.53% -0.0148 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.53% 0.086 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.7380, 85.0374, 51.3405) |
| Luminance | 0.8504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 0.65
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.38
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.84
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.91
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEFAC #ACB7FA
analogous
#FAC8AC #FAEFAC #DEFAAC
triadic
#FAEFAC #ACFAEF #EFACFA
tetradic
#FAEFAC #ACFAC8 #ACB7FA #FAACDE
square
#FAEFAC #ACFAC8 #ACB7FA #FAACDE
split-complementary
#FAEFAC #ACDEFA #C8ACFA
monochromatic
#F3D939 #F7E472 #FAEFAC #FDF9E2 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAEFAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.01
#FAEFAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEFAC
18.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEFAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEFAC | 1.00 | 1.17 | 18.01 | 18.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCEBA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF0AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE6DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faefac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.5% 0.086 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf4c5',
500: '#faefac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faefac; $custom-light: #fdf4c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faefac",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.538,
"s": 88.636,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94528,
"c": 0.08575,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.85036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEFAC
secondary
#6D7DDD
accent
#21E500
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181713
muted
#868582