#FCE86F#FCE86F
#FCE86F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.796; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.142 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 232, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 96%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 56%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.49, -7.78, 60.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.49, 60.78, 97.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.4% -0.0248 0.1403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.4% 0.142 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.8733, 79.5592, 26.6064) |
| Luminance | 0.7956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.70
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.25
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.32
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.72
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.97
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE86F #6F83FC
analogous
#FCA16F #FCE86F #C9FC6F
triadic
#FCE86F #6FFCE8 #E86FFC
tetradic
#FCE86F #6FFCA1 #6F83FC #FC6FC9
square
#FCE86F #6FFCA1 #6F83FC #FC6FC9
split-complementary
#FCE86F #6FC9FC #A16FFC
monochromatic
#ECCB05 #FBDE33 #FCE86F #FDF2AB #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FCE86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.91
#FCE86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE86F
16.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE86F | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.91 | 16.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE263
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 232, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.142 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef9c',
500: '#fce86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce86f; $custom-light: #ffef9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 232,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.489,
"s": 95.918,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92395,
"c": 0.14249,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.79556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE86F
secondary
#374ED8
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F