#FAFD78#FAFD78
#FAFD78 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.919; OKLCH L 96.6% C 0.155 H 110.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAFD78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 253, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 97%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 53%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 52.6%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.79, -18.17, 62.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.79, 64.92, 106.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.6% -0.0535 0.1457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.6% 0.155 110.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.9417, 91.9324, 31.4046) |
| Luminance | 0.9193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 0.84
Banana (survey)
#FFFF7E
ΔE00 0.93
Light Yellow
#FFFE7A
ΔE00 0.97
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 1.12
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 1.16
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 1.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAFD78 #7B78FD
analogous
#FDBD78 #FAFD78 #B8FD78
triadic
#FAFD78 #78FAFD #FD78FA
tetradic
#FAFD78 #78FDBD #7B78FD #FD78B8
square
#FAFD78 #78FDBD #7B78FD #FD78B8
split-complementary
#FAFD78 #78B8FD #BD78FD
monochromatic
#F1F704 #F8FC3C #FAFD78 #FCFEB4 #FEFFE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.08
#FAFD78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.39
#FAFD78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAFD78
19.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAFD78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAFD78 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 19.39 | 19.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF36B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF87F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEFDF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F6F6F6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fafd78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 253, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.6% 0.155 110.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fefda3',
500: '#fafd78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fafd78; $custom-light: #fefda3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fafd78",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 253,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.353,
"s": 97.08,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96605,
"c": 0.1552,
"h": 110.2
},
"luminance": 0.91931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAFD78
secondary
#423FDA
accent
#00E605
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF6
border
#D7D7D0
text
#18170F
muted
#868580