#FDE05F#FDE05F
#FDE05F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.149 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE05F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 224, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 98%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 62%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 62.5%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.40, -4.45, 64.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.40, 65.13, 93.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.72% -0.0171 0.1483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.72% 0.149 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2323, 75.0235, 21.6585) |
| Luminance | 0.7502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.83
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.31
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.56
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.03
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE05F #5F7CFD
analogous
#FD915F #FDE05F #CBFD5F
triadic
#FDE05F #5FFDE0 #E05FFD
tetradic
#FDE05F #5FFD91 #5F7CFD #FD5FCB
square
#FDE05F #5FFD91 #5F7CFD #FD5FCB
split-complementary
#FDE05F #5FCBFD #915FFD
monochromatic
#DFB603 #FCD423 #FDE05F #FEEC9B #FFF7D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#FDE05F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.00
#FDE05F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE05F
16.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE05F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE05F | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DB50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE565
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde05f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 224, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.149 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe991',
500: '#fde05f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde05f; $custom-light: #ffe991; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde05f",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 224,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.987,
"s": 97.531,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90718,
"c": 0.14932,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.7502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE05F
secondary
#2949D7
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F