#FAEE66Yellowish (#FAEE66) is a near-white, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 104°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.155. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #FAEE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 238, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 94%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 59%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 59%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.8 -12.2 65.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.933 0.155 104) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Yellowish shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe75a — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffee61 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#faee66 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#faef68 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Yellowish in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.2:1 and against black 17.49:1, 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.
#faee66 · #d9ce4d · #b0a62c · #897f00 · #625b00 · #3e3900
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.
#faee66 · #fecf52 · #fab24d · #ef9753 · #df7f5d · #c96a65
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.
#faee66 · #80b895 · #988d08 · #00824c · #595300 · #004224
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.
#faee66 · #cac7a5 · #aba665 · #5c51b7 · #4a4506 · #2c2803
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faee66 · #c9cada · #91907a · #54555f · #26240d · #010105
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.
#f0f1fc · #c7c8d5 · #9a9baa · #212133 · #030210 · #faee66
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#faee66 · #bfddc0 · #cd31f4 · #51744e · #29375f · #1c050e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faee66 · #afe0df · #b481d4 · #536685 · #333653 · #091404
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faee66 · #acd3e3 · #009dc5 · #8c266a · #440030 · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faee66 · #a9d6d5 · #00a3a2 · #5042a7 · #490013 · #020010
#FAF07D · #FAF291 · #F9F3A4 · #F9F5B5 · #F9F6C6
#CDC244 · #A1971E · #776F00 · #4F4900 · #2A2600
#F6EE89 · #F2EDA7 · #EFECC0
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.