#FEE161#FEE161
#FEE161 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.758; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.149 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE161 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 225, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 99%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 62%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 61.8%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.76, -4.42, 64.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.76, 64.69, 93.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.03% -0.0169 0.1477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.03% 0.149 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9590, 75.7877, 22.2504) |
| Luminance | 0.7578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.73
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.37
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.86
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.15
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE161 #617EFE
analogous
#FE9361 #FEE161 #CDFE61
triadic
#FEE161 #61FEE1 #E161FE
tetradic
#FEE161 #61FE93 #617EFE #FE61CD
square
#FEE161 #61FE93 #617EFE #FE61CD
split-complementary
#FEE161 #61CDFE #9361FE
monochromatic
#E3B901 #FED524 #FEE161 #FEED9E #FFF8DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#FEE161 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.16
#FEE161 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE161
16.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE161 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE161 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.16 | 16.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DC53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE667
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD1C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee161; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 225, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.149 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea93',
500: '#fee161',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee161; $custom-light: #ffea93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee161",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 225,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.917,
"s": 98.742,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91026,
"c": 0.14861,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.75784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE161
secondary
#2B4BD8
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F