#FAF8EC#FAF8EC
#FAF8EC is a very light, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.935; OKLCH L 97.7% C 0.016 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF8EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 248, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 58%, 95%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 6%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 5.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.44, -1.39, 5.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.44, 6.15, 103.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.74% -0.0025 0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.74% 0.016 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(88.1300, 93.5153, 92.7481) |
| Luminance | 0.9352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Floralwhite
#FFFAF0
ΔE00 2.01
Ivory
#FFFFF0
ΔE00 2.11
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 2.81
Off White
#FAF9F6
ΔE00 4.08
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.34
Linen
#FAF0E6
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF8EC #ECEEFA
analogous
#FAF1EC #FAF8EC #F5FAEC
triadic
#FAF8EC #ECFAF8 #F8ECFA
tetradic
#FAF8EC #ECFAF1 #ECEEFA #FAECF5
square
#FAF8EC #ECFAF1 #ECEEFA #FAECF5
split-complementary
#FAF8EC #ECF5FA #F1ECFA
monochromatic
#E0D48B #EDE6BC #F9F6E7 #F9F6E7 #F9F6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.07
#FAF8EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.70
#FAF8EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF8EC
19.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF8EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF8EC | 1.00 | 1.07 | 19.70 | 19.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBF7EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBF8EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDF6F4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F8F8F8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf8ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 248, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.7% 0.016 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcfaf2',
500: '#faf8ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf8ec; $custom-light: #fcfaf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf8ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 248,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 95.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97741,
"c": 0.01595,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.93515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF8EC
secondary
#ADB4DD
accent
#37C620
background
#FFFFFF
surface
#FFFFFE
border
#D7D7D6
text
#171716
muted
#858585