#FCED73#FCED73
#FCED73 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.825; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.143 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCED73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 237, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 96%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 54.4%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.80, -9.96, 59.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.80, 60.81, 99.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.45% -0.0307 0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.45% 0.143 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5260, 82.5042, 28.2682) |
| Luminance | 0.8250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 0.23
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.69
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.72
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.61
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.81
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCED73 #7382FC
analogous
#FCA973 #FCED73 #C6FC73
triadic
#FCED73 #73FCED #ED73FC
tetradic
#FCED73 #73FCA9 #7382FC #FC73C6
square
#FCED73 #73FCA9 #7382FC #FC73C6
split-complementary
#FCED73 #73C6FC #A973FC
monochromatic
#EFD605 #FBE537 #FCED73 #FDF5AF #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#FCED73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.50
#FCED73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCED73
17.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCED73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCED73 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.50 | 17.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE667
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFED79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fced73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 237, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.143 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff29f',
500: '#fced73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fced73; $custom-light: #fff29f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fced73",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 237,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.431,
"s": 95.804,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93447,
"c": 0.14343,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.82502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCED73
secondary
#3B4CD8
accent
#19E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580