#FFFAE2#FFFAE2
#FFFAE2 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.951; OKLCH L 98.3% C 0.032 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 20.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFFAE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 250, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 11%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 11.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.08, -2.29, 12.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(98.08, 12.32, 100.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(98.27% -0.004 0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(98.27% 0.032 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(89.1517, 95.1230, 85.6008) |
| Luminance | 0.9512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 1.46
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 2.60
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 2.65
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 3.42
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 3.58
Ivory
#FFFFF0
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFFAE2 #E2E7FF
analogous
#FFECE2 #FFFAE2 #F6FFE2
triadic
#FFFAE2 #E2FFFA #FAE2FF
tetradic
#FFFAE2 #E2FFEC #E2E7FF #FFE2F6
square
#FFFAE2 #E2FFEC #E2E7FF #FFE2F6
split-complementary
#FFFAE2 #E2F6FF #ECE2FF
monochromatic
#FFE568 #FFEFA5 #FFFAE0 #FFFAE0 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.05
#FFFAE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
20.02
#FFFAE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFFAE2
20.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFFAE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFFAE2 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 20.02 | 20.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 20.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 20.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF8E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFFAE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF6F3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F9F9F9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fffae2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 250, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(98.3% 0.032 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffbeb',
500: '#fffae2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fffae2; $custom-light: #fffbeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fffae2",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 250,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.655,
"s": 100,
"l": 94.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.98267,
"c": 0.03179,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.95122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFFAE2
secondary
#98A7ED
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFD
border
#D7D7D5
text
#181716
muted
#868584