Lemon Candy Color - #fae8ab: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Lemon Candy color hex code is #fae8ab, and it is composed of 98% red, 91% green and 67% blue.

Lemon Candy is a light, muted, and warm color at 32% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 against a white background, which fails WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Lemon Candy color (#fae8ab) against dark backgrounds.

Lemon Candy Color Shades

Complementary colors

#FAE8AB
#6F8EF6

Triadic colors

#FAE8AB
#6FF6D7
#D76FF6

Tints or lighter colors

#FDF5DB

Darker colors

#F7DA7B
#F4CD4A
#F1BF1A
#CDA00C
#9C7A09

Analogous colors

#FAABBD
#FAC0AB
#FAE8AB
#E5FAAB
#BDFAAB

Monochromatic colors

#FFD859
#FEE48D
#FDEFC1
#FEFCF3

#fae8ab

Candy Lemon

Lemon Candy Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Lemon Candy:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#fae8ab
RGB	rgb(250,232,171)
HSL	hsl(46,88.8%,82.5%)
CMYK	0, 7, 32, 2
HSV	46, 32, 98
RGB %	98, 91, 67
XYZ	75.6, 81, 50.2
LAB	92.1, -2.7, 31.9
Color Category	Light
Color Family	Yellow
Saturation	32%
Temperature	Warm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	1.22 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	17.2 (passes WCAG AA)