#FDE97E#FDE97E
#FDE97E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.807; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.130 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 233, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 97%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 50%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 50.2%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.98, -6.69, 53.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.98, 54.40, 97.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.86% -0.0202 0.1281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.86% 0.13 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.4151, 80.6696, 31.4382) |
| Luminance | 0.8067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.52
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.65
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.11
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.57
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.66
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE97E #7E92FD
analogous
#FDAA7E #FDE97E #D2FD7E
triadic
#FDE97E #7EFDE9 #E97EFD
tetradic
#FDE97E #7EFDAA #7E92FD #FD7ED2
square
#FDE97E #7EFDAA #7E92FD #FD7ED2
split-complementary
#FDE97E #7ED2FD #AA7EFD
monochromatic
#FBD405 #FCDF42 #FDE97E #FEF3BA #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FDE97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.13
#FDE97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE97E
17.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE97E | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.13 | 17.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE475
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB83
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 233, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.130 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa6',
500: '#fde97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde97e; $custom-light: #ffefa6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 233,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.551,
"s": 96.947,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92861,
"c": 0.12965,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.80667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE97E
secondary
#445CDB
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580