#FCDE6C#FCDE6C
#FCDE6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.740; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.137 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCDE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 222, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 96%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 57.1%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.93, -2.98, 58.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.93, 58.79, 92.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.36% -0.0114 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.36% 0.137 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9757, 74.0239, 24.8393) |
| Luminance | 0.7402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 0.27
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.22
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.51
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.77
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.20
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCDE6C #6C8AFC
analogous
#FC966C #FCDE6C #D2FC6C
triadic
#FCDE6C #6CFCDE #DE6CFC
tetradic
#FCDE6C #6CFC96 #6C8AFC #FC6CD2
square
#FCDE6C #6CFC96 #6C8AFC #FC6CD2
split-complementary
#FCDE6C #6CD2FC #966CFC
monochromatic
#E9B905 #FBD130 #FCDE6C #FDEBA8 #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#FCDE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.80
#FCDE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCDE6C
15.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCDE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCDE6C | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.80 | 15.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DA61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE371
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcde6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 222, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.137 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe899',
500: '#fcde6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcde6c; $custom-light: #ffe899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcde6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 222,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.5,
"s": 96,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90364,
"c": 0.13707,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.74021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCDE6C
secondary
#3557D7
accent
#30E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F