#FEE36E#FEE36E
#FEE36E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.771; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.139 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 227, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 99%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 56.7%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.39, -4.54, 59.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.39, 59.69, 94.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.56% -0.0158 0.1385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.56% 0.139 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.1594, 77.1380, 25.8897) |
| Luminance | 0.7713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.27
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.86
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.51
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.38
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.39
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE36E #6E89FE
analogous
#FE9B6E #FEE36E #D1FE6E
triadic
#FEE36E #6EFEE3 #E36EFE
tetradic
#FEE36E #6EFE9B #6E89FE #FE6ED1
square
#FEE36E #6EFE9B #6E89FE #FE6ED1
split-complementary
#FEE36E #6ED1FE #9B6EFE
monochromatic
#F0C302 #FED731 #FEE36E #FEEFAB #FFF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FEE36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.43
#FEE36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE36E
16.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE36E | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.43 | 16.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 227, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.139 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeb9b',
500: '#fee36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee36e; $custom-light: #ffeb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 227,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.75,
"s": 98.63,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9156,
"c": 0.1394,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.77135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE36E
secondary
#3655DA
accent
#2BE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F