#FDD556#FDD556
#FDD556 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.691; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.149 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDD556 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 213, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 98%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 66%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 66%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.58, 0.59, 65.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.58, 65.74, 89.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.46% -0.0037 0.1486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.46% 0.149 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9853, 69.1468, 18.6734) |
| Luminance | 0.6914 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.65
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.78
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.31
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.16
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.09
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDD556 #567EFD
analogous
#FD8256 #FDD556 #D1FD56
triadic
#FDD556 #56FDD5 #D556FD
tetradic
#FDD556 #56FD82 #567EFD #FD56D1
square
#FDD556 #56FD82 #567EFD #FD56D1
split-complementary
#FDD556 #56D1FD #8256FD
monochromatic
#D6A303 #FCC61A #FDD556 #FEE492 #FEF3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#FDD556 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.83
#FDD556 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDD556
14.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDD556 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDD556 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.83 | 14.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD246
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DE5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdd556; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 213, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.149 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe18b',
500: '#fdd556',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdd556; $custom-light: #ffe18b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdd556",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 213,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.629,
"s": 97.661,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8846,
"c": 0.14866,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.69143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDD556
secondary
#2750D0
accent
#37E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19150C
muted
#87847F