#FCE87B#FCE87B
#FCE87B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.132 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE87B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 232, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 96%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 51%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 51.2%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.61, -6.84, 54.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.61, 55.36, 97.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.54% -0.0208 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.54% 0.132 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.5790, 79.8415, 30.3229) |
| Luminance | 0.7984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.39
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.45
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.83
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.51
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE87B #7B8FFC
analogous
#FCA77B #FCE87B #CFFC7B
triadic
#FCE87B #7BFCE8 #E87BFC
tetradic
#FCE87B #7BFCA7 #7B8FFC #FC7BCF
square
#FCE87B #7BFCA7 #7B8FFC #FC7BCF
split-complementary
#FCE87B #7BCFFC #A77BFC
monochromatic
#F7D206 #FBDE3F #FCE87B #FDF2B7 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FCE87B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.97
#FCE87B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE87B
16.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE87B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE87B | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.97 | 16.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE371
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce87b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 232, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.132 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa4',
500: '#fce87b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce87b; $custom-light: #ffefa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce87b",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 232,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.698,
"s": 95.556,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92536,
"c": 0.13155,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.79839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE87B
secondary
#4259D9
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580