#FCE97A#FCE97A
#FCE97A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.804; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.133 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 233, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 96%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 51.6%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.86, -7.42, 55.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.86, 56.18, 97.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.73% -0.0226 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.73% 0.133 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.7990, 80.3811, 30.0890) |
| Luminance | 0.8038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.98
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.66
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.96
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.43
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.75
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE97A #7A8DFC
analogous
#FCA87A #FCE97A #CEFC7A
triadic
#FCE97A #7AFCE9 #E97AFC
tetradic
#FCE97A #7AFCA8 #7A8DFC #FC7ACE
square
#FCE97A #7AFCA8 #7A8DFC #FC7ACE
split-complementary
#FCE97A #7ACEFC #A87AFC
monochromatic
#F6D306 #FBDF3E #FCE97A #FDF3B6 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FCE97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.08
#FCE97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE97A
17.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE97A | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.08 | 17.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE370
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 233, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.133 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa3',
500: '#fce97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce97a; $custom-light: #ffefa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 233,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.231,
"s": 95.588,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92725,
"c": 0.13338,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.80378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE97A
secondary
#4157D9
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580