#FCE36D#FCE36D
#FCE36D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.767; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.140 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 227, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 96%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 56.7%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.20, -5.43, 59.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.20, 59.96, 95.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.37% -0.0183 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.37% 0.14 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3770, 76.7408, 25.5704) |
| Luminance | 0.7674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.82
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.86
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.94
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.93
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE36D #6D86FC
analogous
#FC9B6D #FCE36D #CEFC6D
triadic
#FCE36D #6DFCE3 #E36DFC
tetradic
#FCE36D #6DFC9B #6D86FC #FC6DCE
square
#FCE36D #6DFC9B #6D86FC #FC6DCE
split-complementary
#FCE36D #6DCEFC #9B6DFC
monochromatic
#EAC205 #FBD731 #FCE36D #FDEEA9 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FCE36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.35
#FCE36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE36D
16.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE36D | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.35 | 16.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE772
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 227, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.140 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb9a',
500: '#fce36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce36d; $custom-light: #ffeb9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 227,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.51,
"s": 95.973,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91371,
"c": 0.14006,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.76738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE36D
secondary
#3652D7
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F