#FDE977#FDE977
#FDE977 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.805; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.136 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE977 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 233, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 97%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 53%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.91, -7.26, 57.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.91, 57.62, 97.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.77% -0.0226 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.77% 0.136 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.9791, 80.4952, 29.1421) |
| Luminance | 0.8049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.88
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.37
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.61
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.57
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE977 #778BFD
analogous
#FDA677 #FDE977 #CEFD77
triadic
#FDE977 #77FDE9 #E977FD
tetradic
#FDE977 #77FDA6 #778BFD #FD77CE
square
#FDE977 #77FDA6 #778BFD #FD77CE
split-complementary
#FDE977 #77CEFD #A677FD
monochromatic
#F6D204 #FCDF3B #FDE977 #FEF3B3 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FDE977 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.10
#FDE977 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE977
17.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE977 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE977 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.10 | 17.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE36C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde977; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 233, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.136 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa1',
500: '#fde977',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde977; $custom-light: #ffefa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde977",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 233,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.045,
"s": 97.101,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92774,
"c": 0.13623,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.80492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE977
secondary
#3E55DA
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580