#FDE491#FDE491
#FDE491 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.784; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.106 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 228, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 96%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 43%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 42.7%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.97, -2.42, 43.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.97, 43.62, 93.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.14% -0.006 0.106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.14% 0.106 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3642, 78.4165, 38.0540) |
| Luminance | 0.7841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.64
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.32
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.67
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.77
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE491 #91AAFD
analogous
#FDAE91 #FDE491 #E0FD91
triadic
#FDE491 #91FDE4 #E491FD
tetradic
#FDE491 #91FDAE #91AAFD #FD91E0
square
#FDE491 #91FDAE #91AAFD #FD91E0
split-complementary
#FDE491 #91E0FD #AE91FD
monochromatic
#FBC619 #FCD555 #FDE491 #FEF3CD #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FDE491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.68
#FDE491 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE491
16.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE491 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.68 | 16.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E18B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE894
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 228, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.106 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecb2',
500: '#fde491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde491; $custom-light: #ffecb2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde491",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 228,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.111,
"s": 96.429,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92137,
"c": 0.10621,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.78414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE491
secondary
#5474DE
accent
#35E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481