Light Goldenrod Yellow

Light Goldenrod Yellow is a very light, saturated yellow color with the hex code #FAFAD2 (hue 60°, saturation 80%, lightness 90%). It is also the CSS named color lightgoldenrodyellow.

#FAFAD2

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Light Goldenrod Yellow	`#FAFAD2`	250, 250, 210	60°, 80%, 90%	0, 0, 16, 2	97.5% 0.052 107

Contrast with white text 1.07:1, with black text 19.67:1 — use black text on Light Goldenrod Yellow.

lightgoldenrodyellow is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: lightgoldenrodyellow works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#FAFAD1

#F2F28C

#EBEB47

#CFCF17

#8A8A0F

#454508

Colors that go with Light Goldenrod Yellow

Six color schemes built on Light Goldenrod Yellow with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Pale Phthalo Blue (#CCD5FF), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Lemon Chiffon (lemonchiffon): Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD) is about as light as Light Goldenrod Yellow (relative luminance 0.940 vs 0.933) and more saturated, with its hue 6° away.
Cornsilk (cornsilk): Cornsilk (#FFF8DC) is about as light as Light Goldenrod Yellow (relative luminance 0.936 vs 0.933) and more saturated, with its hue 12° away.
Light Yellow (CSS) (lightyellow): Light Yellow (CSS) (#FFFFE0) is about as light as Light Goldenrod Yellow (relative luminance 0.982 vs 0.933) and more saturated, with the same hue.
Beige (CSS) (beige): Beige (CSS) (#F5F5DC) is about as light as Light Goldenrod Yellow (relative luminance 0.899 vs 0.933) and less saturated, with the same hue.

Gradients with Light Goldenrod Yellow

Honied White to Light Goldenrod Yellow

Similar very light yellow colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Light Goldenrod Yellow?

#FAFAD2 — RGB 250, 250, 210, HSL 60°, 80%, 90%.

Is Light Goldenrod Yellow a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 60° on the color wheel.