#FCE17E#FCE17E
#FCE17E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.123 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 225, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 95%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 50%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.89, -3.07, 51.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.89, 51.53, 93.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.18% -0.0096 0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.18% 0.123 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8384, 76.0552, 30.6834) |
| Luminance | 0.7605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.33
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.02
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.26
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.41
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.13
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE17E #7E99FC
analogous
#FCA27E #FCE17E #D8FC7E
triadic
#FCE17E #7EFCE1 #E17EFC
tetradic
#FCE17E #7EFCA2 #7E99FC #FC7ED8
square
#FCE17E #7EFCA2 #7E99FC #FC7ED8
split-complementary
#FCE17E #7ED8FC #A27EFC
monochromatic
#F9C506 #FBD342 #FCE17E #FDEFBA #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#FCE17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.21
#FCE17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE17E
16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE17E | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.21 | 16.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE682
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 225, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.123 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeaa5',
500: '#fce17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce17e; $custom-light: #ffeaa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 225,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.143,
"s": 95.455,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9118,
"c": 0.12285,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.76052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE17E
secondary
#4464DA
accent
#31E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480