#FFEAA8#FFEAA8
#FFEAA8 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.829; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.086 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 234, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 34%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 34.1%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.99, -2.19, 34.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.99, 34.76, 93.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.88% -0.0038 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.88% 0.086 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.7319, 82.9352, 48.9516) |
| Luminance | 0.8293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.45
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.77
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.03
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.60
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.18
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEAA8 #A8BDFF
analogous
#FFBEA8 #FFEAA8 #E9FFA8
triadic
#FFEAA8 #A8FFEA #EAA8FF
tetradic
#FFEAA8 #A8FFBE #A8BDFF #FFA8E9
square
#FFEAA8 #A8FFBE #A8BDFF #FFA8E9
split-complementary
#FFEAA8 #A8E9FF #BEA8FF
monochromatic
#FFCC2E #FFDB6B #FFEAA8 #FFF8E0 #FFF8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FFEAA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.59
#FFEAA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEAA8
17.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEAA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEAA8 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.59 | 17.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E7A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEEAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffeaa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 234, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.086 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff0c2',
500: '#ffeaa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffeaa8; $custom-light: #fff0c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffeaa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 234,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.517,
"s": 100,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93883,
"c": 0.08649,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.82933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEAA8
secondary
#6785E4
accent
#37E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#181612
muted
#868582