#FDE66C#FDE66C
#FDE66C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.786; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.143 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE66C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 230, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 97%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 57.3%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.04, -6.59, 61.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.04, 61.49, 96.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.05% -0.0218 0.1418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.05% 0.143 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5143, 78.5620, 25.5815) |
| Luminance | 0.7856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.43
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.56
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.51
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.81
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.87
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE66C #6C83FD
analogous
#FD9D6C #FDE66C #CBFD6C
triadic
#FDE66C #6CFDE6 #E66CFD
tetradic
#FDE66C #6CFD9D #6C83FD #FD6CCB
square
#FDE66C #6CFD9D #6C83FD #FD6CCB
split-complementary
#FDE66C #6CCBFD #9D6CFD
monochromatic
#EBC703 #FCDC30 #FDE66C #FEF0A8 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FDE66C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.71
#FDE66C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE66C
16.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE66C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE66C | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.71 | 16.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE160
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE972
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde66c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 230, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.143 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffed9a',
500: '#fde66c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde66c; $custom-light: #ffed9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde66c",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 230,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.483,
"s": 97.315,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92048,
"c": 0.14345,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.78559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE66C
secondary
#354FD9
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F