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#fae496 color: Vis Vis

#fae496 is rgb(250, 228, 150) in RGB and oklch(91.956% 0.10024 94.21) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

92%
0.100
94°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Khaki
  • amber-200
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.26:1Hard to read
Lc -15
Black text
16.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 90

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About #fae496

#fae496 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 92% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.26:1 contrast and black text 16.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vis Vis (#f9e496). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #fae496 mixed with white

  1. fae496
  2. fae7a1
  3. fbeaac
  4. fbecb7
  5. fcefc2
  6. fcf2cc
  7. fdf5d7
  8. fdf7e1
  9. fefaeb
  10. fefcf5

Darker: #fae496 mixed with black

  1. fae496
  2. d9c682
  3. baa96e
  4. 9b8d5b
  5. 7d7249
  6. 615837
  7. 463f26
  8. 2d2816
  9. 151208
  10. 030301

Calmer: #fae496 with less saturation

  1. fae496
  2. f8e49f
  3. f6e4a7
  4. f3e4b0
  5. f1e5b8
  6. efe5bf
  7. ede5c7
  8. ebe5ce
  9. e9e5d6
  10. e6e4dd

Questions about #fae496

What color is #fae496?

#fae496 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Vis Vis. In RGB it is rgb(250, 228, 150), in HSL hsl(46.8, 90.91%, 78.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(91.956% 0.10024 94.21).

What colors go well with #fae496?

The complementary color of #fae496 is #d8e2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffd9aa and #d6f0a6. The triadic partners are #91f6ff and #ffcdff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fae496?

Black text reads better on #fae496: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and black gives 16.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fae496 a warm or cool color?

#fae496 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 92% and its chroma 0.1.