#FEE699#FEE699
#FEE699 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.100 H 92.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE699 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 230, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 98%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 39.8%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.67, -2.22, 40.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.67, 40.55, 93.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.75% -0.0048 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.75% 0.1 92.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.9213, 79.9670, 41.6195) |
| Luminance | 0.7996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.71
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.87
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.33
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.41
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE699 #99B1FE
analogous
#FEB499 #FEE699 #E3FE99
triadic
#FEE699 #99FEE6 #E699FE
tetradic
#FEE699 #99FEB4 #99B1FE #FE99E3
square
#FEE699 #99FEB4 #99B1FE #FE99E3
split-complementary
#FEE699 #99E3FE #B499FE
monochromatic
#FDC820 #FDD75C #FEE699 #FFF5D6 #FFF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FEE699 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#FEE699 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE699
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE699 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE699 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E393
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEA9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee699; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 230, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.100 92.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffedb8',
500: '#fee699',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee699; $custom-light: #ffedb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee699",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 230,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.743,
"s": 98.058,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92748,
"c": 0.09952,
"h": 92.8
},
"luminance": 0.79964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE699
secondary
#5B7BE0
accent
#37E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481