#FCF16F#FCF16F
#FCF16F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.848; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.151 H 104.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCF16F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 241, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 96%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 56%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 56%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.78, -12.23, 62.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.78, 64.07, 101.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.21% -0.0376 0.1459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.21% 0.151 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4718, 84.7562, 27.4726) |
| Luminance | 0.8475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 0.97
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.31
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.68
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.96
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.03
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCF16F #6F7AFC
analogous
#FCAA6F #FCF16F #C0FC6F
triadic
#FCF16F #6FFCF1 #F16FFC
tetradic
#FCF16F #6FFCAA #6F7AFC #FC6FC0
square
#FCF16F #6FFCAA #6F7AFC #FC6FC0
split-complementary
#FCF16F #6FC0FC #AA6FFC
monochromatic
#ECDA05 #FBEB33 #FCF16F #FDF7AB #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FCF16F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.95
#FCF16F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCF16F
17.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCF16F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCF16F | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.95 | 17.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF076
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcf16f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 241, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.151 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff59c',
500: '#fcf16f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcf16f; $custom-light: #fff59c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcf16f",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 241,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.319,
"s": 95.918,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94214,
"c": 0.15067,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.84754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCF16F
secondary
#3744D8
accent
#12E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F