#FCE476#FCE476
#FCE476 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.775; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.133 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE476 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 228, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 96%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 53%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 53.2%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.55, -5.24, 56.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.55, 56.24, 95.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.68% -0.0168 0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.68% 0.133 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.1608, 77.4932, 28.3453) |
| Luminance | 0.7749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.87
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.10
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE476 #768EFC
analogous
#FCA176 #FCE476 #D1FC76
triadic
#FCE476 #76FCE4 #E476FC
tetradic
#FCE476 #76FCA1 #768EFC #FC76D1
square
#FCE476 #76FCA1 #768EFC #FC76D1
split-complementary
#FCE476 #76D1FC #A176FC
monochromatic
#F2C805 #FBD83A #FCE476 #FDF0B2 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FCE476 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.50
#FCE476 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE476
16.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE476 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE476 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.50 | 16.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DF6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE77B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce476; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 228, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.133 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeca0',
500: '#fce476',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce476; $custom-light: #ffeca0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce476",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 228,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.254,
"s": 95.714,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91675,
"c": 0.13282,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.7749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE476
secondary
#3D59D9
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480