#FDE86B#FDE86B
#FDE86B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.797; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.146 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE86B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 232, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 97%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 57.7%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.53, -7.66, 62.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.53, 62.61, 97.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.44% -0.025 0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.44% 0.146 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0212, 79.6603, 25.4894) |
| Luminance | 0.7966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.06
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.26
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.68
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.92
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE86B #6B80FD
analogous
#FD9F6B #FDE86B #C9FD6B
triadic
#FDE86B #6BFDE8 #E86BFD
tetradic
#FDE86B #6BFD9F #6B80FD #FD6BC9
square
#FDE86B #6BFD9F #6B80FD #FD6BC9
split-complementary
#FDE86B #6BC9FD #9F6BFD
monochromatic
#EAC903 #FCDF2F #FDE86B #FEF1A7 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FDE86B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.93
#FDE86B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE86B
16.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE86B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE86B | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.93 | 16.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE25E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde86b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 232, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.146 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef99',
500: '#fde86b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde86b; $custom-light: #ffef99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde86b",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 232,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.37,
"s": 97.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92439,
"c": 0.14597,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.79657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE86B
secondary
#344BD8
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F