#FCEDA3#FCEDA3
#FCEDA3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.839; OKLCH L 94.1% C 0.094 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCEDA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 237, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 94%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 35%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 35.3%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.41, -5.41, 37.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.41, 38.11, 98.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.13% -0.0133 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.13% 0.094 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.0411, 83.9103, 46.7812) |
| Luminance | 0.8391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.61
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.88
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.42
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.49
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.64
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCEDA3 #A3B2FC
analogous
#FCC1A3 #FCEDA3 #DFFCA3
triadic
#FCEDA3 #A3FCED #EDA3FC
tetradic
#FCEDA3 #A3FCC1 #A3B2FC #FCA3DF
square
#FCEDA3 #A3FCC1 #A3B2FC #FCA3DF
split-complementary
#FCEDA3 #A3DFFC #C1A3FC
monochromatic
#F8D62C #FAE168 #FCEDA3 #FEF9DE #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FCEDA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.78
#FCEDA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCEDA3
17.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCEDA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCEDA3 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.78 | 17.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE99E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEFA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fceda3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 237, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.1% 0.094 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef2bf',
500: '#fceda3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fceda3; $custom-light: #fef2bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fceda3",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 237,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.888,
"s": 93.684,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94134,
"c": 0.09432,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.83908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCEDA3
secondary
#6479DF
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582