#FEE56A#FEE56A
#FEE56A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.144 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE56A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 229, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 99%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 58.3%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.85, -5.83, 61.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.85, 62.11, 95.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.92% -0.0199 0.143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.92% 0.144 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.4967, 78.1532, 24.9519) |
| Luminance | 0.7815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.96
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.15
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.39
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.75
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.99
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE56A #6A83FE
analogous
#FE9B6A #FEE56A #CDFE6A
triadic
#FEE56A #6AFEE5 #E56AFE
tetradic
#FEE56A #6AFE9B #6A83FE #FE6ACD
square
#FEE56A #6AFE9B #6A83FE #FE6ACD
split-complementary
#FEE56A #6ACDFE #9B6AFE
monochromatic
#ECC402 #FEDA2D #FEE56A #FEF0A7 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FEE56A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#FEE56A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE56A
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE56A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE56A | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E05D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE970
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee56a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 229, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.144 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec98',
500: '#fee56a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee56a; $custom-light: #ffec98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee56a",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 229,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.865,
"s": 98.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91915,
"c": 0.1444,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.7815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE56A
secondary
#334FDA
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F