#FDE975#FDE975
#FDE975 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.804; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.138 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE975 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 233, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 97%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 53.8%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.89, -7.42, 58.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.89, 58.52, 97.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.75% -0.0232 0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.75% 0.138 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.8603, 80.4476, 28.5162) |
| Luminance | 0.8044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.75
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.35
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.52
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.07
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.44
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE975 #7589FD
analogous
#FDA575 #FDE975 #CDFD75
triadic
#FDE975 #75FDE9 #E975FD
tetradic
#FDE975 #75FDA5 #7589FD #FD75CD
square
#FDE975 #75FDA5 #7589FD #FD75CD
split-complementary
#FDE975 #75CDFD #A575FD
monochromatic
#F4D104 #FCDF39 #FDE975 #FEF3B1 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FDE975 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.09
#FDE975 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE975
17.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE975 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE975 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.09 | 17.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde975; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 233, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.138 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa0',
500: '#fde975',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde975; $custom-light: #ffefa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde975",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 233,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.176,
"s": 97.143,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92751,
"c": 0.13806,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.80445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE975
secondary
#3C53DA
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580