#FEE35B#FEE35B
#FEE35B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.768; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.155 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE35B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 227, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 99%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 64%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 64.2%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.21, -5.79, 67.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.21, 67.80, 94.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.37% -0.0215 0.1532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.37% 0.155 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.2336, 76.7676, 21.0137) |
| Luminance | 0.7676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.45
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.17
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.93
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.01
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE35B #5B76FE
analogous
#FE915B #FEE35B #C8FE5B
triadic
#FEE35B #5BFEE3 #E35BFE
tetradic
#FEE35B #5BFE91 #5B76FE #FE5BC8
square
#FEE35B #5BFE91 #5B76FE #FE5BC8
split-complementary
#FEE35B #5BC8FE #915BFE
monochromatic
#DDB901 #FED91E #FEE35B #FEED98 #FFF8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FEE35B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.35
#FEE35B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE35B
16.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE35B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE35B | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.35 | 16.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DE4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE762
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee35b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 227, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.155 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb8f',
500: '#fee35b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee35b; $custom-light: #ffeb8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee35b",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 227,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.061,
"s": 98.788,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9137,
"c": 0.15468,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.76764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE35B
secondary
#2744D6
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F