#FAF2C2#FAF2C2
#FAF2C2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.877; OKLCH L 95.6% C 0.063 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF2C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 242, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 85%, 87%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 22%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 22.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.04, -4.77, 24.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.04, 24.65, 101.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.56% -0.0104 0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.56% 0.063 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.9140, 87.7247, 63.6986) |
| Luminance | 0.8772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 1.99
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 2.36
Cream
#FFFDD0
ΔE00 2.96
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 3.02
Ivory (survey)
#FFFFCB
ΔE00 3.59
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF2C2 #C2CAFA
analogous
#FAD6C2 #FAF2C2 #E6FAC2
triadic
#FAF2C2 #C2FAF2 #F2C2FA
tetradic
#FAF2C2 #C2FAD6 #C2CAFA #FAC2E6
square
#FAF2C2 #C2FAD6 #C2CAFA #FAC2E6
split-complementary
#FAF2C2 #C2E6FA #D6C2FA
monochromatic
#F1DA51 #F5E689 #FAF2C2 #FDF9E3 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.13
#FAF2C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.54
#FAF2C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF2C2
18.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF2C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF2C2 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 18.54 | 18.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCEFBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEF2C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEBE5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F1F1F1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf2c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 242, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.6% 0.063 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf6d4',
500: '#faf2c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf2c2; $custom-light: #fcf6d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf2c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 242,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 84.848,
"l": 87.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95562,
"c": 0.0625,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.87723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF2C2
secondary
#818FDF
accent
#24E104
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFB
border
#D7D6D4
text
#171714
muted
#858583