#FDE262#FDE262
#FDE262 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.148 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE262 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 226, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 97%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 61%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 61.3%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.93, -5.27, 64.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.93, 64.49, 94.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.15% -0.0191 0.1473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.15% 0.148 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9119, 76.1604, 22.5708) |
| Luminance | 0.7616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.59
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.37
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.94
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.16
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.85
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE262 #627DFD
analogous
#FD9562 #FDE262 #CBFD62
triadic
#FDE262 #62FDE2 #E262FD
tetradic
#FDE262 #62FD95 #627DFD #FD62CB
square
#FDE262 #62FD95 #627DFD #FD62CB
split-complementary
#FDE262 #62CBFD #9562FD
monochromatic
#E2BB03 #FCD726 #FDE262 #FEED9E #FFF8DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FDE262 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#FDE262 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE262
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE262 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE262 | 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)
#F6DD54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE668
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde262; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 226, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.148 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea93',
500: '#fde262',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde262; $custom-light: #ffea93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde262",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 226,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.548,
"s": 97.484,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91146,
"c": 0.14849,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.76157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE262
secondary
#2C4AD7
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F