#FAEFCE#FAEFCE
#FAEFCE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.865; OKLCH L 95.2% C 0.045 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAEFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 239, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 81%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 18%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 17.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.53, -1.55, 17.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.53, 17.38, 95.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.24% -0.0013 0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.24% 0.045 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.4309, 86.5145, 70.7898) |
| Luminance | 0.8651 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 2.68
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 3.75
Papayawhip
#FFEFD5
ΔE00 3.80
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 4.32
Blanchedalmond
#FFEBCD
ΔE00 4.36
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAEFCE #CED9FA
analogous
#FAD9CE #FAEFCE #EFFACE
triadic
#FAEFCE #CEFAEF #EFCEFA
tetradic
#FAEFCE #CEFAD9 #CED9FA #FACEEF
square
#FAEFCE #CEFAD9 #CED9FA #FACEEF
split-complementary
#FAEFCE #CEEFFA #D9CEFA
monochromatic
#EFCB5F #F4DD96 #FAEFCE #FCF6E3 #FCF6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.15
#FAEFCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.30
#FAEFCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAEFCE
18.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAEFCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAEFCE | 1.00 | 1.15 | 18.30 | 18.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7EDCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAF1CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEAE6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EFEFEF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faefce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 239, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.2% 0.045 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf4dd',
500: '#faefce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faefce; $custom-light: #fcf4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faefce",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 239,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 81.481,
"l": 89.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95235,
"c": 0.04469,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.86513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAEFCE
secondary
#8DA1E0
accent
#3DDE08
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFC
border
#D7D6D5
text
#171715
muted
#858584