#FCE593#FCE593
#FCE593 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.788; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.105 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE593 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 229, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 95%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 42%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 41.7%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.16, -3.11, 42.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.16, 42.90, 94.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.28% -0.0078 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.28% 0.105 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.4324, 78.8433, 38.9483) |
| Luminance | 0.7884 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.45
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.18
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.27
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE593 #93AAFC
analogous
#FCB093 #FCE593 #DEFC93
triadic
#FCE593 #93FCE5 #E593FC
tetradic
#FCE593 #93FCB0 #93AAFC #FC93DE
square
#FCE593 #93FCB0 #93AAFC #FC93DE
split-complementary
#FCE593 #93DEFC #B093FC
monochromatic
#F9C81C #FAD757 #FCE593 #FEF3CF #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FCE593 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.77
#FCE593 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE593
16.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE593 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE593 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.77 | 16.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E18D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce593; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 229, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.105 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffedb4',
500: '#fce593',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce593; $custom-light: #ffedb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce593",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 229,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.857,
"s": 94.595,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92279,
"c": 0.1047,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.78841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE593
secondary
#5674DD
accent
#32E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481