#FAF6E6#FAF6E6
#FAF6E6 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.919; OKLCH L 97.2% C 0.021 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF6E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 246, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 67%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 8%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.80, -1.36, 8.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.80, 8.28, 99.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.19% -0.002 0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.19% 0.021 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(86.6613, 91.9493, 88.0302) |
| Luminance | 0.9195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 2.11
Ivory
#FFFFF0
ΔE00 2.46
Floralwhite
#FFFAF0
ΔE00 2.90
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.96
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.09
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 4.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF6E6 #E6EAFA
analogous
#FAECE6 #FAF6E6 #F4FAE6
triadic
#FAF6E6 #E6FAF6 #F6E6FA
tetradic
#FAF6E6 #E6FAEC #E6EAFA #FAE6F4
square
#FAF6E6 #E6FAEC #E6EAFA #FAE6F4
split-complementary
#FAF6E6 #E6F4FA #ECE6FA
monochromatic
#E6D180 #F0E4B3 #FAF6E5 #FAF6E5 #FAF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.08
#FAF6E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.39
#FAF6E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF6E6
19.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF6E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF6E6 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 19.39 | 19.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAF5E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBF6E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEF3F1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F6F6F6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf6e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 246, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.2% 0.021 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf9ed',
500: '#faf6e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf6e6; $custom-light: #fcf9ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf6e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 246,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 94.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97194,
"c": 0.02148,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.91949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF6E6
secondary
#A6B1DF
accent
#3CCF17
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFD
border
#D7D7D5
text
#171716
muted
#858584