#FCE263#FCE263
#FCE263 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.148 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE263 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 226, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 96%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 61%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 60.7%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.86, -5.61, 63.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.86, 63.98, 95.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.07% -0.02 0.1463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.07% 0.148 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5963, 75.9922, 22.8040) |
| Luminance | 0.7599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.56
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.37
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.13
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.23
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE263 #637DFC
analogous
#FC9663 #FCE263 #CAFC63
triadic
#FCE263 #63FCE2 #E263FC
tetradic
#FCE263 #63FC96 #637DFC #FC63CA
square
#FCE263 #63FC96 #637DFC #FC63CA
split-complementary
#FCE263 #63CAFC #9663FC
monochromatic
#E0BB04 #FBD727 #FCE263 #FDED9F #FEF8DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#FCE263 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.20
#FCE263 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE263
16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE263 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE263 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.20 | 16.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE669
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce263; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 226, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.148 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea94',
500: '#fce263',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce263; $custom-light: #ffea94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce263",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 226,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.804,
"s": 96.226,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91066,
"c": 0.14761,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.75989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE263
secondary
#2D4AD6
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F