#FAFFC8

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#faffc8 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(250, 255, 200), HSL(65°, 100%, 89%), CMYK(2%, 0%, 22%, 0%). Closest named color: lemonchiffon. Contrast is 1.04:1 on white and 20.2:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#faffc8
RGBrgb(250 255 200)
RGB (legacy)rgb(250, 255, 200)
RGB %rgb(98% 100% 78%)
HSLhsl(65 100% 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65, 22%, 100%)
HWBhwb(65 78% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(98.61 -8.19 25.83)
LCHlch(98.61 27.09 107.59)
OKLaboklab(0.9828 -0.0264 0.0656)
OKLCHoklch(0.9828 0.0708 111.92)
Decimal16449480

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorlemonchiffon ΔE 1.7
Closest web-safe color#ffffcc
Hue65°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)100% / 22%
Lightness (HSL)89%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)97% / 98%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.9601
Red / Green / Blue250 / 255 / 200

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.04:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
20.20:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 0 / -104.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc 0 / 103.3

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #faffc8;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(98.28% 0.0708 111.92);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(250 255 200 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#faffc8] text-[#faffc8] border-[#faffc8]">