#FDE786#FDE786
#FDE786 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.120 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE786 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 231, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 97%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 47%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 47%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.58, -4.99, 49.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.58, 49.93, 95.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.57% -0.0144 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.57% 0.12 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3891, 79.7584, 34.0788) |
| Luminance | 0.7976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.85
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.96
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.12
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.46
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.64
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE786 #869CFD
analogous
#FDAB86 #FDE786 #D7FD86
triadic
#FDE786 #86FDE7 #E786FD
tetradic
#FDE786 #86FDAB #869CFD #FD86D7
square
#FDE786 #86FDAB #869CFD #FD86D7
split-complementary
#FDE786 #86D7FD #AB86FD
monochromatic
#FBCF0E #FCDB4A #FDE786 #FEF3C2 #FFF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FDE786 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.95
#FDE786 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE786
16.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE786 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE786 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.95 | 16.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E37E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEA8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDAD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde786; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 231, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.120 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeeab',
500: '#fde786',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde786; $custom-light: #ffeeab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde786",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 231,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.908,
"s": 96.748,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92569,
"c": 0.12004,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.79756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE786
secondary
#4B66DC
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481