#FCF99E#FCF99E
#FCF99E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.909; OKLCH L 96.5% C 0.113 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCF99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 249, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 94%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 37%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 37.3%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.38, -11.91, 44.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.38, 45.63, 105.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.46% -0.0323 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.46% 0.113 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.1932, 90.9171, 45.6655) |
| Luminance | 0.9092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.42
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.52
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.55
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.54
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.58
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCF99E #9EA1FC
analogous
#FCCA9E #FCF99E #D0FC9E
triadic
#FCF99E #9EFCF9 #F99EFC
tetradic
#FCF99E #9EFCCA #9EA1FC #FC9ED0
square
#FCF99E #9EFCCA #9EA1FC #FC9ED0
split-complementary
#FCF99E #9ED0FC #CA9EFC
monochromatic
#F8F227 #FAF563 #FCF99E #FEFDD9 #FEFDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#FCF99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.18
#FCF99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCF99E
19.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCF99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCF99E | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.18 | 19.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF297
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF7A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEEE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcf99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 249, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.5% 0.113 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fefbbc',
500: '#fcf99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcf99e; $custom-light: #fefbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcf99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 249,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.085,
"s": 94,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96459,
"c": 0.11254,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.90915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCF99E
secondary
#6064DE
accent
#07E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582