#FDE261#FDE261
#FDE261 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.149 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 226, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 98%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 62%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 61.7%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.93, -5.33, 64.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.93, 64.92, 94.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.14% -0.0194 0.148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.14% 0.149 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8650, 76.1417, 22.3237) |
| Luminance | 0.7614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.70
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.48
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.95
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.25
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.84
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE261 #617CFD
analogous
#FD9461 #FDE261 #CAFD61
triadic
#FDE261 #61FDE2 #E261FD
tetradic
#FDE261 #61FD94 #617CFD #FD61CA
square
#FDE261 #61FD94 #617CFD #FD61CA
split-complementary
#FDE261 #61CAFD #9461FD
monochromatic
#E1BA03 #FCD725 #FDE261 #FEED9D #FFF8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FDE261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#FDE261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE261
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE261 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE667
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 226, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.149 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea93',
500: '#fde261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde261; $custom-light: #ffea93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde261",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 226,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.615,
"s": 97.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91136,
"c": 0.14927,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.76138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE261
secondary
#2B49D7
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F