#FDE962#FDE962
#FDE962 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.154 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 233, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 97%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 61%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 61.3%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.71, -8.76, 66.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.71, 66.79, 97.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.55% -0.0292 0.1514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.55% 0.154 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.8544, 80.0453, 23.2183) |
| Luminance | 0.8004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.11
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.14
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.68
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.00
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.11
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE962 #6276FD
analogous
#FD9C62 #FDE962 #C4FD62
triadic
#FDE962 #62FDE9 #E962FD
tetradic
#FDE962 #62FD9C #6276FD #FD62C4
square
#FDE962 #62FD9C #6276FD #FD62C4
split-complementary
#FDE962 #62C4FD #9C62FD
monochromatic
#E2C503 #FCE126 #FDE962 #FEF19E #FFFADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FDE962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.01
#FDE962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE962
17.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE962 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.01 | 17.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE353
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 233, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.154 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef94',
500: '#fde962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde962; $custom-light: #ffef94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde962",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 233,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.258,
"s": 97.484,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9255,
"c": 0.15414,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.80042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE962
secondary
#2C42D7
accent
#1EE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160D
muted
#86857F