#FCE46B#FCE46B
#FCE46B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.772; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.143 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 228, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 96%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 57.5%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.44, -6.07, 60.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.44, 61.18, 95.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.55% -0.0204 0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.55% 0.143 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.5448, 77.2468, 25.1013) |
| Luminance | 0.7724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.99
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.20
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.73
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.85
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE46B #6B83FC
analogous
#FC9B6B #FCE46B #CBFC6B
triadic
#FCE46B #6BFCE4 #E46BFC
tetradic
#FCE46B #6BFC9B #6B83FC #FC6BCB
square
#FCE46B #6BFC9B #6B83FC #FC6BCB
split-complementary
#FCE46B #6BCBFC #9B6BFC
monochromatic
#E8C205 #FBD92F #FCE46B #FDEFA7 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FCE46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.45
#FCE46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE46B
16.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE46B | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.45 | 16.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DF5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 228, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.143 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec99',
500: '#fce46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce46b; $custom-light: #ffec99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 228,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.069,
"s": 96.026,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91549,
"c": 0.14259,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.77244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE46B
secondary
#344FD7
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F