#FEE591#FEE591
#FEE591 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.792; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.107 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE591 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 229, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 98%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 43%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 42.9%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.31, -2.54, 44.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.31, 44.07, 93.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.42% -0.0064 0.107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.42% 0.107 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.0051, 79.1566, 38.1631) |
| Luminance | 0.7915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.66
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.37
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.72
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE591 #91AAFE
analogous
#FEAE91 #FEE591 #E0FE91
triadic
#FEE591 #91FEE5 #E591FE
tetradic
#FEE591 #91FEAE #91AAFE #FE91E0
square
#FEE591 #91FEAE #91AAFE #FE91E0
split-complementary
#FEE591 #91E0FE #AE91FE
monochromatic
#FDC818 #FDD754 #FEE591 #FFF3CE #FFF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FEE591 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.83
#FEE591 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE591
16.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE591 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE591 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.83 | 16.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E28B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE994
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee591; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 229, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.107 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffedb2',
500: '#fee591',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee591; $custom-light: #ffedb2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee591",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 229,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.239,
"s": 98.198,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92422,
"c": 0.10722,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.79154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE591
secondary
#5474DF
accent
#35E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481