#FEE55C#FEE55C
#FEE55C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.779; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.155 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 229, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 99%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 64%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 63.8%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.73, -6.73, 67.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.73, 68.02, 95.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.78% -0.0241 0.1536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.78% 0.155 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8272, 77.8854, 21.4258) |
| Luminance | 0.7788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.78
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.43
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.89
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.93
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.15
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE55C #5C75FE
analogous
#FE945C #FEE55C #C6FE5C
triadic
#FEE55C #5CFEE5 #E55CFE
tetradic
#FEE55C #5CFE94 #5C75FE #FE5CC6
square
#FEE55C #5CFE94 #5C75FE #FE5CC6
split-complementary
#FEE55C #5CC6FE #945CFE
monochromatic
#DEBC01 #FEDB1F #FEE55C #FEEF99 #FFF8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FEE55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.58
#FEE55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE55C
16.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE55C | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.58 | 16.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FADF4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE863
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 229, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.155 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec90',
500: '#fee55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee55c; $custom-light: #ffec90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 229,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.741,
"s": 98.78,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91779,
"c": 0.15548,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.77882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE55C
secondary
#2742D7
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F