#FEF8A9#FEF8A9
#FEF8A9 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.911; OKLCH L 96.6% C 0.099 H 104.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF8A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 248, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 98%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 33%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 33.5%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.44, -9.44, 38.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.44, 39.87, 103.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.6% -0.0246 0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.6% 0.099 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.6028, 91.0720, 50.8084) |
| Luminance | 0.9107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 1.35
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.69
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 2.23
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 2.39
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.54
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF8A9 #A9AFFE
analogous
#FECDA9 #FEF8A9 #D9FEA9
triadic
#FEF8A9 #A9FEF8 #F8A9FE
tetradic
#FEF8A9 #A9FECD #A9AFFE #FEA9D9
square
#FEF8A9 #A9FECD #A9AFFE #FEA9D9
split-complementary
#FEF8A9 #A9D9FE #CDA9FE
monochromatic
#FDEE30 #FDF36D #FEF8A9 #FFFDE1 #FFFDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#FEF8A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.21
#FEF8A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF8A9
19.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF8A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF8A9 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.21 | 19.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF2A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF7AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEEE4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef8a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 248, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.6% 0.099 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffac3',
500: '#fef8a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef8a9; $custom-light: #fffac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef8a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 248,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.765,
"s": 97.701,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.966,
"c": 0.09903,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.9107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF8A9
secondary
#6871E3
accent
#10E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF9
border
#D7D7D2
text
#181712
muted
#868582