#FAF073#FAF073
#FAF073 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.839; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.146 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF073 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 240, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 54%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.40, -12.24, 60.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.40, 61.87, 101.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.89% -0.0371 0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.89% 0.146 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.6812, 83.8843, 28.5264) |
| Luminance | 0.8388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.28
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.43
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.49
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.65
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.09
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF073 #737DFA
analogous
#FAAD73 #FAF073 #C0FA73
triadic
#FAF073 #73FAF0 #F073FA
tetradic
#FAF073 #73FAAD #737DFA #FA73C0
square
#FAF073 #73FAAD #737DFA #FA73C0
split-complementary
#FAF073 #73C0FA #AD73FA
monochromatic
#EADA08 #F8EA38 #FAF073 #FCF6AE #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FAF073 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.78
#FAF073 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF073
17.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF073 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF073 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.78 | 17.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE967
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEF79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE2D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf073; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 240, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.146 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef49f',
500: '#faf073',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf073; $custom-light: #fef49f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf073",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 240,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.556,
"s": 93.103,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93887,
"c": 0.14633,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.83882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF073
secondary
#3B47D6
accent
#11E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580