#FCE992#FCE992
#FCE992 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.810; OKLCH L 93.1% C 0.109 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCE992 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 233, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 95%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 42%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 42.1%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.15, -5.23, 44.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.15, 44.85, 96.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.06% -0.014 0.1084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.06% 0.109 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4739, 81.0511, 38.9100) |
| Luminance | 0.8105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.69
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.75
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.70
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.92
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCE992 #92A5FC
analogous
#FCB492 #FCE992 #DAFC92
triadic
#FCE992 #92FCE9 #E992FC
tetradic
#FCE992 #92FCB4 #92A5FC #FC92DA
square
#FCE992 #92FCB4 #92A5FC #FC92DA
split-complementary
#FCE992 #92DAFC #B492FC
monochromatic
#F9D11B #FADD56 #FCE992 #FEF5CE #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#FCE992 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.21
#FCE992 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCE992
17.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCE992 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCE992 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.21 | 17.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E58B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEB95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fce992; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 233, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.1% 0.109 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefb3',
500: '#fce992',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fce992; $custom-light: #ffefb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fce992",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 233,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.245,
"s": 94.643,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93058,
"c": 0.10925,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.81049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCE992
secondary
#566EDD
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581