#FCF99B#FCF99B
#FCF99B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.908; OKLCH L 96.4% C 0.116 H 106.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCF99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 249, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 94%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 38%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 38.5%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.33, -12.23, 45.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.33, 47.07, 105.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.41% -0.0335 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.41% 0.116 106.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.9381, 90.8151, 44.3221) |
| Luminance | 0.9081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.60
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.60
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.98
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.18
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.94
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCF99B #9B9EFC
analogous
#FCC89B #FCF99B #CFFC9B
triadic
#FCF99B #9BFCF9 #F99BFC
tetradic
#FCF99B #9BFCC8 #9B9EFC #FC9BCF
square
#FCF99B #9BFCC8 #9B9EFC #FC9BCF
split-complementary
#FCF99B #9BCFFC #C89BFC
monochromatic
#F8F224 #FAF560 #FCF99B #FEFDD6 #FEFDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.10
#FCF99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.16
#FCF99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCF99B
19.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCF99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCF99B | 1.00 | 1.10 | 19.16 | 19.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF294
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF69F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEEE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F4F4F4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcf99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 249, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.4% 0.116 106.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffbb9',
500: '#fcf99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcf99b; $custom-light: #fffbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcf99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 249,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.144,
"s": 94.175,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96411,
"c": 0.11581,
"h": 106.8
},
"luminance": 0.90813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCF99B
secondary
#5D61DE
accent
#07E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582