#FAF9EA#FAF9EA
#FAF9EA is a very light, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.940; OKLCH L 97.9% C 0.020 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAF9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 249, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 62%, 95%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 6%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 6.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.64, -2.22, 7.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.64, 7.64, 106.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.89% -0.0047 0.0192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.89% 0.02 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(88.1493, 94.0163, 91.3291) |
| Luminance | 0.9402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ivory
#FFFFF0
ΔE00 1.25
Floralwhite
#FFFAF0
ΔE00 3.28
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 3.40
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.89
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.00
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAF9EA #EAEBFA
analogous
#FAF1EA #FAF9EA #F3FAEA
triadic
#FAF9EA #EAFAF9 #F9EAFA
tetradic
#FAF9EA #EAFAF1 #EAEBFA #FAEAF3
square
#FAF9EA #EAFAF1 #EAEBFA #FAEAF3
split-complementary
#FAF9EA #EAF3FA #F1EAFA
monochromatic
#E2DD87 #EEEBB9 #F9F8E6 #F9F8E6 #F9F8E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.06
#FAF9EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.80
#FAF9EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAF9EA
19.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAF9EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAF9EA | 1.00 | 1.06 | 19.80 | 19.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCF8E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDF9EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDF7F5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F8F8F8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faf9ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 249, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.9% 0.020 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcfbf0',
500: '#faf9ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faf9ea; $custom-light: #fcfbf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faf9ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 249,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.25,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 94.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97885,
"c": 0.01973,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.94016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAF9EA
secondary
#ABAEDD
accent
#27C91C
background
#FFFFFF
surface
#FFFFFE
border
#D7D7D6
text
#171716
muted
#858585