#FAF89F#FAF89F
#FAF89F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.900; OKLCH L 96.1% C 0.110 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF89F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 248, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 36%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 36.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.98, -12.07, 43.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.98, 44.68, 105.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.11% -0.0326 0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.11% 0.11 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.2507, 89.9636, 45.9841) |
| Luminance | 0.8996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.59
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.28
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.74
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.29
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.33
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF89F #9FA1FA
analogous
#FACA9F #FAF89F #CFFA9F
triadic
#FAF89F #9FFAF8 #F89FFA
tetradic
#FAF89F #9FFACA #9FA1FA #FA9FCF
square
#FAF89F #9FFACA #9FA1FA #FA9FCF
split-complementary
#FAF89F #9FCFFA #CA9FFA
monochromatic
#F4F02B #F7F465 #FAF89F #FDFCD9 #FDFDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.11
#FAF89F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.99
#FAF89F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF89F
18.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF89F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF89F | 1.00 | 1.11 | 18.99 | 18.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF198
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF5A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEDE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F3F3F3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf89f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 248, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.1% 0.110 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdfabc',
500: '#faf89f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf89f; $custom-light: #fdfabc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf89f",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 248,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.681,
"s": 90.099,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96113,
"c": 0.11043,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.89962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF89F
secondary
#6264DB
accent
#05E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582