#FDE87D#FDE87D
#FDE87D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.801; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.130 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE87D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 232, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 97%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 51%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 50.6%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.72, -6.28, 54.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.72, 54.51, 96.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.65% -0.0191 0.1283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.65% 0.13 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.0686, 80.0793, 31.0060) |
| Luminance | 0.8008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.37
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.73
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.86
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.34
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.36
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE87D #7D92FD
analogous
#FDA87D #FDE87D #D2FD7D
triadic
#FDE87D #7DFDE8 #E87DFD
tetradic
#FDE87D #7DFDA8 #7D92FD #FD7DD2
square
#FDE87D #7DFDA8 #7D92FD #FD7DD2
split-complementary
#FDE87D #7DD2FD #A87DFD
monochromatic
#FBD304 #FCDD41 #FDE87D #FEF3B9 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FDE87D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.02
#FDE87D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE87D
17.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE87D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE87D | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.02 | 17.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE374
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde87d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 232, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.130 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa5',
500: '#fde87d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde87d; $custom-light: #ffefa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde87d",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 232,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.156,
"s": 96.97,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92648,
"c": 0.12973,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.80077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE87D
secondary
#435CDB
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580