#FAF26C#FAF26C
#FAF26C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.849; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.154 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF26C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 242, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 56.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.85, -13.73, 64.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.85, 65.69, 102.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.22% -0.0421 0.1485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.22% 0.154 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.8856, 84.9133, 26.6823) |
| Luminance | 0.8491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.25
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.46
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.11
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 2.47
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 2.53
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 2.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF26C #6C74FA
analogous
#FAAB6C #FAF26C #BBFA6C
triadic
#FAF26C #6CFAF2 #F26CFA
tetradic
#FAF26C #6CFAAB #6C74FA #FA6CBB
square
#FAF26C #6CFAAB #6C74FA #FA6CBB
split-complementary
#FAF26C #6CBBFA #AB6CFA
monochromatic
#E4D708 #F8ED31 #FAF26C #FCF7A7 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FAF26C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.98
#FAF26C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF26C
17.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF26C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF26C | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.98 | 17.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF073
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf26c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 242, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.154 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff69a',
500: '#faf26c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf26c; $custom-light: #fff69a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf26c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 242,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.62,
"s": 93.421,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9422,
"c": 0.15432,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.84911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF26C
secondary
#353ED5
accent
#0DE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F