#FEE79B#FEE79B
#FEE79B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.806; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.098 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE79B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 231, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 98%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 39%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.95, -2.51, 39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.95, 39.93, 93.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.98% -0.0055 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.98% 0.098 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.3670, 80.5918, 42.5897) |
| Luminance | 0.8059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.51
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.04
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.15
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.42
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE79B #9BB2FE
analogous
#FEB69B #FEE79B #E3FE9B
triadic
#FEE79B #9BFEE7 #E79BFE
tetradic
#FEE79B #9BFEB6 #9BB2FE #FE9BE3
square
#FEE79B #9BFEB6 #9BB2FE #FE9BE3
split-complementary
#FEE79B #9BE3FE #B69BFE
monochromatic
#FDCA22 #FDD85E #FEE79B #FFF6D8 #FFF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FEE79B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.12
#FEE79B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE79B
17.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE79B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE79B | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.12 | 17.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E495
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEB9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee79b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 231, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.098 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeeb9',
500: '#fee79b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee79b; $custom-light: #ffeeb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee79b",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 231,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.061,
"s": 98.02,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92979,
"c": 0.09816,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.80589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE79B
secondary
#5C7BE1
accent
#35E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581