#FDF696#FDF696

#FDF696 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.890; OKLCH L 95.8% C 0.118 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FDF696
RGB	rgb(253, 246, 150)
HSL	hsl(56, 96%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(56, 41%, 99%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 40.7%, 0.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(95.58, -10.90, 46.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(95.58, 48.19, 103.07°)
OKLab	oklab(95.81% -0.0301 0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(95.81% 0.118 104.8)
XYZ	xyz(78.9702, 88.9982, 41.8667)
Luminance	0.8900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FDF696 #969DFD

analogous

#FDC396 #FDF696 #D1FD96

triadic

#FDF696 #96FDF6 #F696FD

tetradic

#FDF696 #96FDC3 #969DFD #FD96D1

square

#FDF696 #96FDC3 #969DFD #FD96D1

split-complementary

#FDF696 #96D1FD #C396FD

monochromatic

#FBEC1E #FCF15A #FDF696 #FEFBD2 #FEFCE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.12

#FDF696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

18.80

#FDF696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FDF696

18.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FDF696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FDF696	1.00	1.12	18.80	18.80
#FFFFFF	1.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	18.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	18.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#FFF08F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#FFF59A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FFEADF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#F2F2F2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #fdf696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 246, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(95.8% 0.118 104.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#fff9b6',
    500: '#fdf696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #fdf696;
$custom-light: #fff9b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#fdf696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 253,
    "g": 246,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.922,
    "s": 96.262,
    "l": 79.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.95809,
    "c": 0.11789,
    "h": 104.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.88996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FDF696

secondary

#5962DF

accent

#10E600

background

#FFFFFD

surface

#FFFFF8

border

#D7D7D1

text

#181711

muted

#868581

Preview Lab

Preview with #FDF696

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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