#FAFAD2Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 107°, lightness 0.98 and chroma 0.052. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FAFAD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 250, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 80%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 16%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(97.4 -6.5 19.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.975 0.052 107) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Light Goldenrod Yellow shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fff4c3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fffbcd — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fafad2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fafbd5 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.07:1 and against black 19.67:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fafad2 · #cccca8 · #a5a585 · #7f7f63 · #5b5b43 · #3a3925
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#fafad2 · #f4e2ad · #eaca9e · #dcb393 · #cc9d8a · #b88983
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#fafad2 · #a2bead · #9b9a6c · #4f8769 · #605f36 · #2d4839
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fafad2 · #d4d4c3 · #b2b294 · #909075 · #645f8f · #333323
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fafad2 · #d8d8e0 · #99998e · #5b5b60 · #26261c · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fafad2 · #cbccbb · #a0a08d · #2a2910 · #090800 · #cfca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fafad2 · #cae6c8 · #81b586 · #6251af · #263760 · #1a051c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fafad2 · #d8d7e8 · #819abd · #6d4e77 · #102544 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fafad2 · #cbdce5 · #70a0b5 · #7a4a63 · #3b172b · #000409
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fafad2 · #c9dede · #6aa4a5 · #595584 · #3f161a · #010007
#F9F9D6 · #F9F9DB · #F8F8DF · #F7F7E3 · #F7F7E7
#CBCBA8 · #9F9F7F · #747459 · #4D4C35 · #282815
#F9F9DA · #F8F9E2 · #F8F8EA
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.