Colors

#FAFAD2

Light Goldenrod Yellow

Light Goldenrod Yellow is #FAFAD2. In CSS you can write it as the keyword lightgoldenrodyellow. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#FAFAD2
RGB
rgb(250, 250, 210)
HSL
hsl(60,80%,90%)
HSV
hsv(60, 16%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,16,2)
OKLCH
oklch(97.5% 0.052 107.3)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#FBFBDB

20% white

#FCFCE4

40% white

#FDFDED

60% white

#FEFEF6

80% white

Shades

#C8C8A8

20% black

#96967E

40% black

#646454

60% black

#32322A

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Light Goldenrod Yellow. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#FAFAD1

#D1D1FA

#FFFFFF

#FFFFFF

#D9D9A6

Analogous

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#FAE6D1

#FAFAD1

#E6FAD1

#D1FAD1

#F7D4D4

Triadic

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#FAFAD1

#D1FAFA

#FAD1FA

#FFFFFF

#E9AFE9

Split Complementary

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#FAFAD1

#D1E6FA

#E6D1FA

#FFFFFF

#A6A6D9

Monochromatic

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#5C5C0A

#A1A112

#E6E619

#EDED5E

#F5F5A3

Tetradic

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#FAFAD1

#D1FAE6

#D1D1FA

#FAD1E6

#FFFFFF

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 1.07:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 19.67:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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