#FCE96A#FCE96A
#FCE96A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.148 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE96A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 233, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 96%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 57.9%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.69, -8.63, 62.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.69, 63.33, 97.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.54% -0.0278 0.145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.54% 0.148 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.8880, 80.0167, 25.2910) |
| Luminance | 0.8001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.49
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.10
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.58
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.84
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.93
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE96A #6A7DFC
analogous
#FCA06A #FCE96A #C6FC6A
triadic
#FCE96A #6AFCE9 #E96AFC
tetradic
#FCE96A #6AFCA0 #6A7DFC #FC6AC6
square
#FCE96A #6AFCA0 #6A7DFC #FC6AC6
split-complementary
#FCE96A #6AC6FC #A06AFC
monochromatic
#E7CA05 #FBE02E #FCE96A #FDF2A6 #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FCE96A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.00
#FCE96A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE96A
17.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE96A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE96A | 1.00 | 1.24 | 17.00 | 17.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE35D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce96a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 233, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.148 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef99',
500: '#fce96a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce96a; $custom-light: #ffef99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce96a",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 233,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.192,
"s": 96.053,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92542,
"c": 0.14764,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.80014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE96A
secondary
#3348D7
accent
#1EE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F