#FDF697#FDF697

#FDF697 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.890; OKLCH L 95.8% C 0.117 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FDF697
RGB	rgb(253, 246, 151)
HSL	hsl(56, 96%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(56, 40%, 99%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 40.3%, 0.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(95.59, -10.79, 46.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(95.59, 47.71, 103.07°)
OKLab	oklab(95.82% -0.0297 0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(95.82% 0.117 104.7)
XYZ	xyz(79.0511, 89.0305, 42.2926)
Luminance	0.8903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FDF697 #979EFD

analogous

#FDC397 #FDF697 #D1FD97

triadic

#FDF697 #97FDF6 #F697FD

tetradic

#FDF697 #97FDC3 #979EFD #FD97D1

square

#FDF697 #97FDC3 #979EFD #FD97D1

split-complementary

#FDF697 #97D1FD #C397FD

monochromatic

#FBEC1F #FCF15B #FDF697 #FEFBD3 #FEFCE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.12

#FDF697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

18.81

#FDF697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FDF697

18.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FDF697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FDF697	1.00	1.12	18.81	18.81
#FFFFFF	1.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	18.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	18.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#FFF090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#FFF59B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FFEADF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#F2F2F2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #fdf697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 246, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(95.8% 0.117 104.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#fff9b7',
    500: '#fdf697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #fdf697;
$custom-light: #fff9b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#fdf697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 253,
    "g": 246,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.882,
    "s": 96.226,
    "l": 79.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.95824,
    "c": 0.11682,
    "h": 104.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.89029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FDF697

secondary

#5963DF

accent

#10E600

background

#FFFFFD

surface

#FFFFF8

border

#D7D7D1

text

#181711

muted

#868581

Preview Lab

Preview with #FDF697

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

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