#FAF16C#FAF16C
#FAF16C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.843; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.153 H 105.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 241, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 56.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.59, -13.25, 63.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.59, 65.30, 101.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.02% -0.0407 0.1479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.02% 0.153 105.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5888, 84.3197, 26.5834) |
| Luminance | 0.8432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.00
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.60
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.83
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 2.75
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 2.79
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF16C #6C75FA
analogous
#FAAA6C #FAF16C #BCFA6C
triadic
#FAF16C #6CFAF1 #F16CFA
tetradic
#FAF16C #6CFAAA #6C75FA #FA6CBC
square
#FAF16C #6CFAAA #6C75FA #FA6CBC
split-complementary
#FAF16C #6CBCFA #AA6CFA
monochromatic
#E4D608 #F8EB31 #FAF16C #FCF7A7 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FAF16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.86
#FAF16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF16C
17.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF16C | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.86 | 17.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE95E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEF73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 241, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.153 105.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff59a',
500: '#faf16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf16c; $custom-light: #fff59a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 241,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.197,
"s": 93.421,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94016,
"c": 0.15336,
"h": 105.4
},
"luminance": 0.84317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF16C
secondary
#353FD5
accent
#0FE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F