#FAF16F#FAF16F
#FAF16F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.844; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.151 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF16F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 241, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 55.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.62, -13.03, 62.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.62, 64.01, 101.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.05% -0.0398 0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.05% 0.151 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.7512, 84.3847, 27.4388) |
| Luminance | 0.8438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.18
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.40
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.68
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 2.76
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.77
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 2.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF16F #6F78FA
analogous
#FAAB6F #FAF16F #BDFA6F
triadic
#FAF16F #6FFAF1 #F16FFA
tetradic
#FAF16F #6FFAAB #6F78FA #FA6FBD
square
#FAF16F #6FFAAB #6F78FA #FA6FBD
split-complementary
#FAF16F #6FBDFA #AB6FFA
monochromatic
#E7D808 #F8EB34 #FAF16F #FCF7AA #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAF16F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.88
#FAF16F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF16F
17.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF16F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF16F | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.88 | 17.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE962
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEF76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf16f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 241, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.151 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff59c',
500: '#faf16f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf16f; $custom-light: #fff59c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf16f",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 241,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.115,
"s": 93.289,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94047,
"c": 0.15081,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.84382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF16F
secondary
#3842D5
accent
#0FE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F