Named color

Light Goldenrod Yellow

Light Goldenrod Yellow color #FAFAD2: RGB 250, 250, 210 and HSL 60°, 80%, 90%. Explore its warm yellow profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#FAFAD2 yellow warm light pastel

HEX #FAFAD2

RGB rgb(250, 250, 210)

HSL hsl(60 80% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 16, 2)

Luminance 0.9335

Contrast Black 19.67:1White 1.07:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-light-goldenrod-yellow: #FAFAD2;
.bg-light-goldenrod-yellow { background-color: #FAFAD2; }
.text-light-goldenrod-yellow { color: #FAFAD2; }

Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Color meaning and use

About Light Goldenrod Yellow Color

Light Goldenrod Yellow uses HEX #FAFAD2, RGB 250, 250, 210, and HSL 60°, 80%, 90%. The dataset classifies it in the yellow family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.9335; black contrast is 19.67:1 and white contrast is 1.07:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Light Goldenrod Yellow against black and white text.

Black text19.67:1AA Pass

White text1.07:1AA Fail

AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F

AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F

Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

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Color Harmonies

#D1D1FA#D1D1FA #FAE6D1#FAE6D1 #E6FAD1#E6FAD1 #D1FAFA#D1FAFA #FAD1FA#FAD1FA

Open full Light Goldenrod Yellow harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF #F1F17E#F1F17E #FFFFCC#FFFFCC #F4F4D7#F4F4D7 White#FFFFFF #FFFFF5#FFFFF5

Pairings

Black#000000 #D1D1FA#D1D1FA #FAE6D1#FAE6D1 #E6FAD1#E6FAD1 Matte Black#1A1A1A White Smoke#F5F5F5

Luminance0.9335

Black text19.67:1AA Pass

White text1.07:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{
  "hex": "#FAFAD2",
  "rgb": [
    250,
    250,
    210
  ],
  "hsl": [
    60,
    80,
    90
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    0,
    16,
    2
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9335,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 19.67,
    "white": 1.07
  }
}

WCAG

{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}

Harmonies

{
  "complementary": "#D1D1FA",
  "analogous": [
    "#FAE6D1",
    "#E6FAD1"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#D1FAFA",
    "#FAD1FA"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#D1FAE6",
    "#D1D1FA",
    "#FAD1E6"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#D1E5FA",
    "#E5D1FA"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FAFAD2",
    "#F1F17E"
  ]
}

Variants

{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#F1F17E",
  "saturated": "#FFFFCC",
  "desaturated": "#F4F4D7",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFF5"
}

Pairings

{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#D1D1FA",
    "#FAE6D1",
    "#E6FAD1"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#F4F4D7",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F4F4D7"
  ]
}

Knowledge graph

{
  "nearestColors": [
    "cream",
    "lemon-chiffon",
    "cornsilk",
    "beige",
    "papaya-whip"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "light-goldenrod-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cream-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow",
    "lemon-chiffon-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/light-goldenrod-yellow",
    "/wcag/light-goldenrod-yellow",
    "/css/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow",
    "/hex/fafad2",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/light",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/light-goldenrod-yellow"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/lemon-chiffon",
      "/colors/cornsilk",
      "/colors/beige",
      "/colors/papaya-whip",
      "/compare/cream-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/compare/lemon-chiffon-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/harmonies/light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/wcag/light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/css/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/hex/fafad2",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "light-goldenrod-yellow",
  "name": "Light Goldenrod Yellow",
  "cssName": "lightgoldenrodyellow",
  "hex": "#FAFAD2",
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "lightgoldenrodyellow"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "warm",
    "light",
    "pastel",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
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    250,
    210
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    80,
    90
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  "cmyk": [
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    2
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9335,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 1.07
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#D1D1FA",
    "analogous": [
      "#FAE6D1",
      "#E6FAD1"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#D1FAFA",
      "#FAD1FA"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#D1FAE6",
      "#D1D1FA",
      "#FAD1E6"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#D1E5FA",
      "#E5D1FA"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#FAFAD2",
      "#F1F17E"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
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    "dark": "#F1F17E",
    "saturated": "#FFFFCC",
    "desaturated": "#F4F4D7",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#FFFFF5"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
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  },
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  ],
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    ]
  },
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    ],
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      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "#F4F4D7"
    ]
  }
}