#FDE16A#FDE16A
#FDE16A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.758; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.141 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE16A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 225, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 97%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 58.1%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.76, -4.23, 60.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.76, 60.72, 93.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.03% -0.0153 0.1403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.03% 0.141 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.0376, 75.7769, 24.5701) |
| Luminance | 0.7577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.57
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.20
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.86
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.98
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE16A #6A86FD
analogous
#FD976A #FDE16A #D0FD6A
triadic
#FDE16A #6AFDE1 #E16AFD
tetradic
#FDE16A #6AFD97 #6A86FD #FD6AD0
square
#FDE16A #6AFD97 #6A86FD #FD6AD0
split-complementary
#FDE16A #6AD0FD #976AFD
monochromatic
#E9BE03 #FCD52E #FDE16A #FEEDA6 #FFF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#FDE16A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.15
#FDE16A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE16A
16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE16A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE16A | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.15 | 16.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE66F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde16a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 225, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.141 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea98',
500: '#fde16a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde16a; $custom-light: #ffea98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde16a",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 225,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.571,
"s": 97.351,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91028,
"c": 0.14117,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.75774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE16A
secondary
#3352D8
accent
#2CE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F