#FCE26A#FCE26A
#FCE26A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.142 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE26A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 226, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 96%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 57.9%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.92, -5.14, 60.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.92, 60.96, 94.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.14% -0.0178 0.1407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.14% 0.142 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9455, 76.1319, 24.6435) |
| Luminance | 0.7613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.47
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.74
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.73
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.27
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.88
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE26A #6A84FC
analogous
#FC996A #FCE26A #CDFC6A
triadic
#FCE26A #6AFCE2 #E26AFC
tetradic
#FCE26A #6AFC99 #6A84FC #FC6ACD
square
#FCE26A #6AFC99 #6A84FC #FC6ACD
split-complementary
#FCE26A #6ACDFC #996AFC
monochromatic
#E7BF05 #FBD62E #FCE26A #FDEEA6 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FCE26A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#FCE26A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE26A
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE26A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE26A | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE670
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce26a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 226, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.142 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea98',
500: '#fce26a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce26a; $custom-light: #ffea98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce26a",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 226,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.315,
"s": 96.053,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91138,
"c": 0.14184,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.76129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE26A
secondary
#3350D7
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F