#FDE96C#FDE96C
#FDE96C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.802; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.146 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE96C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 233, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 97%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 57%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 57.3%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.80, -8.09, 61.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.80, 62.52, 97.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.65% -0.0261 0.1436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.65% 0.146 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.3564, 80.2461, 25.8621) |
| Luminance | 0.8024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.59
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.40
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.54
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.04
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE96C #6C80FD
analogous
#FDA06C #FDE96C #C8FD6C
triadic
#FDE96C #6CFDE9 #E96CFD
tetradic
#FDE96C #6CFDA0 #6C80FD #FD6CC8
square
#FDE96C #6CFDA0 #6C80FD #FD6CC8
split-complementary
#FDE96C #6CC8FD #A06CFD
monochromatic
#EBCB03 #FCE030 #FDE96C #FEF2A8 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FDE96C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.05
#FDE96C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE96C
17.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE96C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE96C | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.05 | 17.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE35F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde96c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 233, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.146 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef9a',
500: '#fde96c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde96c; $custom-light: #ffef9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde96c",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 233,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.724,
"s": 97.315,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9265,
"c": 0.14598,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.80243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE96C
secondary
#354BD9
accent
#20E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F