#FCE371#FCE371
#FCE371 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.768; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.137 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE371 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 227, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 96%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 55%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 55.2%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.24, -5.13, 57.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.24, 58.17, 95.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.42% -0.017 0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.42% 0.137 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.5972, 76.8289, 26.7304) |
| Luminance | 0.7683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.85
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.25
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.84
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.88
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.11
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE371 #718AFC
analogous
#FC9E71 #FCE371 #CFFC71
triadic
#FCE371 #71FCE3 #E371FC
tetradic
#FCE371 #71FC9E #718AFC #FC71CF
square
#FCE371 #71FC9E #718AFC #FC71CF
split-complementary
#FCE371 #71CFFC #9E71FC
monochromatic
#EEC405 #FBD735 #FCE371 #FDEFAD #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FCE371 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.37
#FCE371 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE371
16.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE371 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE371 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.37 | 16.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE776
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce371; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 227, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.137 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb9d',
500: '#fce371',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce371; $custom-light: #ffeb9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce371",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 227,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.209,
"s": 95.862,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91416,
"c": 0.13654,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.76826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE371
secondary
#3956D8
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F