#FAFAAD#FAFAAD
#FAFAAD is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.917; OKLCH L 96.8% C 0.097 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAFAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 250, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 89%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 31%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 30.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.70, -11.45, 37.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.70, 38.76, 107.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.76% -0.0301 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.76% 0.097 108.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.1533, 91.7137, 52.9545) |
| Luminance | 0.9171 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 0.72
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 1.31
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 1.32
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.01
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 3.36
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAFAAD #ADADFA
analogous
#FAD3AD #FAFAAD #D3FAAD
triadic
#FAFAAD #ADFAFA #FAADFA
tetradic
#FAFAAD #ADFAD3 #ADADFA #FAADD3
square
#FAFAAD #ADFAD3 #ADADFA #FAADD3
split-complementary
#FAFAAD #ADD3FA #D3ADFA
monochromatic
#F3F33A #F6F673 #FAFAAD #FDFDE2 #FDFDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#FAFAAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.34
#FAFAAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAFAAD
19.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAFAAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAFAAD | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.34 | 19.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF4A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF7B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF1E6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fafaad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 250, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.8% 0.097 108.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdfbc6',
500: '#fafaad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fafaad; $custom-light: #fdfbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fafaad",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 250,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 88.506,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96755,
"c": 0.09686,
"h": 108.1
},
"luminance": 0.91712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAFAAD
secondary
#6E6EDD
accent
#00E500
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF9
border
#D7D7D2
text
#181713
muted
#868582