#FCE779#FCE779
#FCE779 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.792; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.133 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 231, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 96%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 52%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 52%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.34, -6.50, 55.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.34, 55.92, 96.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.31% -0.0201 0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.31% 0.133 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.1744, 79.2305, 29.5767) |
| Luminance | 0.7923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.11
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.54
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.15
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE779 #798EFC
analogous
#FCA579 #FCE779 #CFFC79
triadic
#FCE779 #79FCE7 #E779FC
tetradic
#FCE779 #79FCA5 #798EFC #FC79CF
square
#FCE779 #79FCA5 #798EFC #FC79CF
split-complementary
#FCE779 #79CFFC #A579FC
monochromatic
#F5CF05 #FBDC3D #FCE779 #FDF2B5 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FCE779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.85
#FCE779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE779
16.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE779 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.85 | 16.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E26F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 231, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.133 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeea2',
500: '#fce779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce779; $custom-light: #ffeea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce779",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 231,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.382,
"s": 95.62,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92311,
"c": 0.13257,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.79228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE779
secondary
#4059D9
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480