#FDF796#FDF796

#FDF796 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.896; OKLCH L 96.0% C 0.119 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FDF796
RGB	rgb(253, 247, 150)
HSL	hsl(57, 96%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(57, 41%, 99%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 40.7%, 0.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(95.83, -11.39, 47.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(95.83, 48.62, 103.55°)
OKLab	oklab(96.01% -0.0315 0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(96.01% 0.119 105.3)
XYZ	xyz(79.2752, 89.6081, 41.9683)
Luminance	0.8961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FDF796 #969CFD

analogous

#FDC496 #FDF796 #D0FD96

triadic

#FDF796 #96FDF7 #F796FD

tetradic

#FDF796 #96FDC4 #969CFD #FD96D0

square

#FDF796 #96FDC4 #969CFD #FD96D0

split-complementary

#FDF796 #96D0FD #C496FD

monochromatic

#FBEE1E #FCF25A #FDF796 #FEFCD2 #FEFDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.11

#FDF796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

18.92

#FDF796 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FDF796

18.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FDF796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FDF796	1.00	1.11	18.92	18.92
#FFFFFF	1.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	18.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	18.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#FFF08E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#FFF59A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FFEBDF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#F3F3F3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #fdf796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 247, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(96.0% 0.119 105.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#fff9b6',
    500: '#fdf796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #fdf796;
$custom-light: #fff9b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#fdf796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 253,
    "g": 247,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.505,
    "s": 96.262,
    "l": 79.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.96011,
    "c": 0.11895,
    "h": 105.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.89606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FDF796

secondary

#5960DF

accent

#0DE600

background

#FFFFFD

surface

#FFFFF8

border

#D7D7D1

text

#181711

muted

#868581

Preview Lab

Preview with #FDF796

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

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