#FAEFC8#FAEFC8
#FAEFC8 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.862; OKLCH L 95.1% C 0.052 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEFC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 83%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 20%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 20%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.41, -2.42, 20.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.41, 20.37, 96.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.1% -0.0037 0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.1% 0.052 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.7159, 86.2285, 67.0241) |
| Luminance | 0.8623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 2.77
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 3.50
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 3.81
Cream
#FFFDD0
ΔE00 4.54
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 4.57
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEFC8 #C8D3FA
analogous
#FAD6C8 #FAEFC8 #ECFAC8
triadic
#FAEFC8 #C8FAEF #EFC8FA
tetradic
#FAEFC8 #C8FAD6 #C8D3FA #FAC8EC
square
#FAEFC8 #C8FAD6 #C8D3FA #FAC8EC
split-complementary
#FAEFC8 #C8ECFA #D6C8FA
monochromatic
#F0CE58 #F5DF90 #FAEFC8 #FCF7E3 #FCF7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.15
#FAEFC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.25
#FAEFC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEFC8
18.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEFC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEFC8 | 1.00 | 1.15 | 18.25 | 18.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8EDC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBF1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE9E4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EFEFEF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faefc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.1% 0.052 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf4d8',
500: '#faefc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faefc8; $custom-light: #fcf4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faefc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.8,
"s": 83.333,
"l": 88.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95099,
"c": 0.05205,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.86227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEFC8
secondary
#879ADF
accent
#36E006
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFB
border
#D7D6D4
text
#171714
muted
#858583