#FCF178#FCF178
#FCF178 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.3% C 0.143 H 104.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCF178 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 241, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 96%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 52%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 52.4%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.87, -11.55, 58.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.87, 60.09, 101.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.31% -0.0347 0.1384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.31% 0.143 104.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.9926, 84.9645, 30.2151) |
| Luminance | 0.8496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.17
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.52
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.88
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.39
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.18
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCF178 #7883FC
analogous
#FCAF78 #FCF178 #C5FC78
triadic
#FCF178 #78FCF1 #F178FC
tetradic
#FCF178 #78FCAF #7883FC #FC78C5
square
#FCF178 #78FCAF #7883FC #FC78C5
split-complementary
#FCF178 #78C5FC #AF78FC
monochromatic
#F4E005 #FBEB3C #FCF178 #FDF7B4 #FEFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FCF178 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.99
#FCF178 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCF178
17.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCF178 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCF178 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.99 | 17.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF07E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcf178; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 241, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.3% 0.143 104.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff5a2',
500: '#fcf178',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcf178; $custom-light: #fff5a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcf178",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 241,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55,
"s": 95.652,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94314,
"c": 0.14269,
"h": 104.1
},
"luminance": 0.84962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCF178
secondary
#3F4CD9
accent
#13E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18170F
muted
#868580