#FAF856#FAF856
#FAF856 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.881; OKLCH L 95.3% C 0.177 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF856 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 248, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 94%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 66%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 65.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.22, -18.02, 74.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.22, 76.75, 103.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.26% -0.0565 0.1674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.26% 0.177 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.6740, 88.1329, 21.8801) |
| Luminance | 0.8813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Lemon (survey)
#FDFF52
ΔE00 1.66
Canary
#FDFF63
ΔE00 1.74
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 1.89
Banana Yellow
#FAFE4B
ΔE00 1.89
Canary Yellow
#FFFE40
ΔE00 2.30
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 2.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF856 #5658FA
analogous
#FAA656 #FAF856 #AAFA56
triadic
#FAF856 #56FAF8 #F856FA
tetradic
#FAF856 #56FAA6 #5658FA #FA56AA
square
#FAF856 #56FAA6 #5658FA #FA56AA
split-complementary
#FAF856 #56AAFA #A656FA
monochromatic
#CFCD06 #F8F61B #FAF856 #FCFA91 #FEFDCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.13
#FAF856 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.63
#FAF856 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF856
18.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF856 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF856 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 18.63 | 18.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEE3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF461
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE9D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F1F1F1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf856; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 248, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.3% 0.177 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffa8e',
500: '#faf856',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf856; $custom-light: #fffa8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf856",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 248,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.268,
"s": 94.253,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95257,
"c": 0.17671,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.88131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF856
secondary
#2A2CCB
accent
#03E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF4
border
#D7D7CE
text
#18170D
muted
#86857F