Light Golden Rod Yellow

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 19.67:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FAFAD2sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(250, 250, 210)screen channels

HSLhsl(60, 80%, 90%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 2%)approximate process color

Tailwindamber-100nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.07:1

Black textAAA19.67:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#4F4F44

#A0A088

#FAFAD2

#FAFADF

#FAFAED

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FAE6D2

#FAFAD2

#E6FAD2

Triadic

#FAFAD2

#D2FAFA

#FAD2FA

Complement

#FAFAD2

#D2D2FA

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-light-golden-rod-yellow: #FAFAD2;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-light-golden-rod-yellow);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue109°

Lightness97 L*

Chroma20.3

Luminance0.933