#FCE165#FCE165
#FCE165 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.755; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.145 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE165 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 225, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 96%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 60%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 59.9%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.62, -4.98, 62.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.62, 62.81, 94.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.89% -0.0179 0.1441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.89% 0.145 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4219, 75.4886, 23.2234) |
| Luminance | 0.7549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.12
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.04
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.76
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.84
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.82
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE165 #6580FC
analogous
#FC9665 #FCE165 #CBFC65
triadic
#FCE165 #65FCE1 #E165FC
tetradic
#FCE165 #65FC96 #6580FC #FC65CB
square
#FCE165 #65FC96 #6580FC #FC65CB
split-complementary
#FCE165 #65CBFC #9665FC
monochromatic
#E2BB04 #FBD529 #FCE165 #FDEDA1 #FEF8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#FCE165 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.10
#FCE165 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE165
16.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE165 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE165 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.10 | 16.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE56B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce165; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 225, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.145 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea95',
500: '#fce165',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce165; $custom-light: #ffea95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce165",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 225,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.272,
"s": 96.178,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90886,
"c": 0.14522,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.75485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE165
secondary
#2F4DD6
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F