#FAFA78#FAFA78
#FAFA78 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.901; OKLCH L 96.0% C 0.152 H 109.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAFA78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 250, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 52%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.02, -16.73, 61.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.02, 63.67, 105.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.99% -0.0494 0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.99% 0.152 109) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.0020, 90.0532, 31.0914) |
| Luminance | 0.9005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Yellow
#FFFE7A
ΔE00 0.90
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 0.90
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 0.96
Banana (survey)
#FFFF7E
ΔE00 1.03
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 1.06
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 1.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAFA78 #7878FA
analogous
#FAB978 #FAFA78 #B9FA78
triadic
#FAFA78 #78FAFA #FA78FA
tetradic
#FAFA78 #78FAB9 #7878FA #FA78B9
square
#FAFA78 #78FAB9 #7878FA #FA78B9
split-complementary
#FAFA78 #78B9FA #B978FA
monochromatic
#EFEF09 #F8F83D #FAFA78 #FCFCB3 #FEFEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.10
#FAFA78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.01
#FAFA78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAFA78
19.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAFA78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAFA78 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 19.01 | 19.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF16B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF67F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFECDD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F4F4F4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fafa78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 250, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.0% 0.152 109.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fefba2',
500: '#fafa78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fafa78; $custom-light: #fefba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fafa78",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 250,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95988,
"c": 0.152,
"h": 109
},
"luminance": 0.90051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAFA78
secondary
#4040D6
accent
#00E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF6
border
#D7D7D0
text
#18170F
muted
#868580