#FDE66E#FDE66E
#FDE66E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.786; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.142 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 230, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 97%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 56.5%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.06, -6.45, 60.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.06, 60.61, 96.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.07% -0.0212 0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.07% 0.142 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6220, 78.6051, 26.1485) |
| Luminance | 0.7860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.46
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.47
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.53
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.96
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE66E #6E85FD
analogous
#FD9E6E #FDE66E #CCFD6E
triadic
#FDE66E #6EFDE6 #E66EFD
tetradic
#FDE66E #6EFD9E #6E85FD #FD6ECC
square
#FDE66E #6EFD9E #6E85FD #FD6ECC
split-complementary
#FDE66E #6ECCFD #9E6EFD
monochromatic
#EDC803 #FCDC32 #FDE66E #FEF0AA #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FDE66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.72
#FDE66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE66E
16.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE66E | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.72 | 16.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E162
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE974
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 230, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.142 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffed9b',
500: '#fde66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde66e; $custom-light: #ffed9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 230,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.35,
"s": 97.279,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9207,
"c": 0.14172,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.78602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE66E
secondary
#3650D9
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F