#FDF99E#FDF99E
#FDF99E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.911; OKLCH L 96.5% C 0.112 H 106.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDF99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 249, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 96%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 38%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 37.5%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.45, -11.53, 44.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.45, 45.64, 104.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.54% -0.0313 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.54% 0.112 106.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.5564, 91.1044, 45.6825) |
| Luminance | 0.9110 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.21
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.32
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.57
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.59
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.61
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDF99E #9EA2FD
analogous
#FDC99E #FDF99E #D1FD9E
triadic
#FDF99E #9EFDF9 #F99EFD
tetradic
#FDF99E #9EFDC9 #9EA2FD #FD9ED1
square
#FDF99E #9EFDC9 #9EA2FD #FD9ED1
split-complementary
#FDF99E #9ED1FD #C99EFD
monochromatic
#FBF226 #FCF562 #FDF99E #FEFDDA #FEFDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#FDF99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.22
#FDF99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDF99E
19.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDF99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDF99E | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.22 | 19.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF297
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF7A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEEE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdf99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 249, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.5% 0.112 106.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffbbc',
500: '#fdf99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdf99e; $custom-light: #fffbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdf99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 249,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.474,
"s": 95.96,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96539,
"c": 0.11248,
"h": 106.2
},
"luminance": 0.91103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDF99E
secondary
#6065E0
accent
#0AE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582