#FDE76C#FDE76C
#FDE76C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.791; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.144 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE76C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 231, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 97%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 57.3%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.29, -7.09, 61.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.29, 61.83, 96.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.25% -0.0233 0.1424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.25% 0.144 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7934, 79.1202, 25.6745) |
| Luminance | 0.7912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.74
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.89
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.20
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.89
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.06
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE76C #6C82FD
analogous
#FD9F6C #FDE76C #CAFD6C
triadic
#FDE76C #6CFDE7 #E76CFD
tetradic
#FDE76C #6CFD9F #6C82FD #FD6CCA
square
#FDE76C #6CFD9F #6C82FD #FD6CCA
split-complementary
#FDE76C #6CCAFD #9F6CFD
monochromatic
#EBC803 #FCDD30 #FDE76C #FEF1A8 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FDE76C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.82
#FDE76C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE76C
16.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE76C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE76C | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.82 | 16.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE15F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde76c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 231, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.144 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffee9a',
500: '#fde76c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde76c; $custom-light: #ffee9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde76c",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 231,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.897,
"s": 97.315,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92248,
"c": 0.14428,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.79117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE76C
secondary
#354DD9
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F