#FAFA96#FAFA96
#FAFA96 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.909; OKLCH L 96.4% C 0.122 H 108.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAFA96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 250, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 91%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 40%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.37, -14.01, 47.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.37, 49.90, 106.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.38% -0.0388 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.38% 0.122 108.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.1162, 90.8989, 42.2258) |
| Luminance | 0.9090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.66
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.67
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.09
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 3.17
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAFA96 #9696FA
analogous
#FAC896 #FAFA96 #C8FA96
triadic
#FAFA96 #96FAFA #FA96FA
tetradic
#FAFA96 #96FAC8 #9696FA #FA96C8
square
#FAFA96 #96FAC8 #9696FA #FA96C8
split-complementary
#FAFA96 #96C8FA #C896FA
monochromatic
#F4F421 #F7F75C #FAFA96 #FDFDD0 #FEFEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#FAFA96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.18
#FAFA96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAFA96
19.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAFA96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAFA96 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.18 | 19.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF28E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF69A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEFE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fafa96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 250, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.4% 0.122 108.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdfbb6',
500: '#fafa96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fafa96; $custom-light: #fdfbb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fafa96",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 250,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 90.909,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96379,
"c": 0.12248,
"h": 108.5
},
"luminance": 0.90897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAFA96
secondary
#5A5ADA
accent
#00E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#181711
muted
#868581