#FAF260#FAF260
#FAF260 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.847; OKLCH L 94.1% C 0.164 H 106.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF260 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 242, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 94%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 62%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 61.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.74, -14.53, 69.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.74, 70.67, 101.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.11% -0.0456 0.1574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.11% 0.164 106.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2903, 84.6752, 23.5474) |
| Luminance | 0.8467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.46
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.55
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 2.79
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 2.89
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.90
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF260 #6068FA
analogous
#FAA560 #FAF260 #B5FA60
triadic
#FAF260 #60FAF2 #F260FA
tetradic
#FAF260 #60FAA5 #6068FA #FA60B5
square
#FAF260 #60FAA5 #6068FA #FA60B5
split-complementary
#FAF260 #60B5FA #A560FA
monochromatic
#D9CE07 #F8ED25 #FAF260 #FCF79B #FEFCD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAF260 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.93
#FAF260 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF260
17.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF260 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF260 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.93 | 17.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF069
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf260; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 242, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.1% 0.164 106.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff693',
500: '#faf260',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf260; $custom-light: #fff693; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf260",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 242,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.883,
"s": 93.902,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94105,
"c": 0.16389,
"h": 106.2
},
"luminance": 0.84673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF260
secondary
#2C34D3
accent
#0CE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170D
muted
#86857F