#FCED97#FCED97
#FCED97 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.835; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.108 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCED97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 237, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 94%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 40%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 40.1%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.23, -6.72, 43.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.23, 43.97, 98.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.93% -0.0179 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.93% 0.108 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.0165, 83.5005, 41.3851) |
| Luminance | 0.8350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.47
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.33
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.51
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.63
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.77
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCED97 #97A6FC
analogous
#FCBB97 #FCED97 #D9FC97
triadic
#FCED97 #97FCED #ED97FC
tetradic
#FCED97 #97FCBB #97A6FC #FC97D9
square
#FCED97 #97FCBB #97A6FC #FC97D9
split-complementary
#FCED97 #97D9FC #BB97FC
monochromatic
#F9D820 #FAE35C #FCED97 #FEF7D2 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FCED97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.70
#FCED97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCED97
17.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCED97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCED97 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.70 | 17.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE891
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE2D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fced97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 237, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.108 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff2b6',
500: '#fced97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fced97; $custom-light: #fff2b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fced97",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 237,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.089,
"s": 94.393,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93934,
"c": 0.10763,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.83498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCED97
secondary
#5A6DDD
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581