#FEE86E#FEE86E
#FEE86E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.143 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 232, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 99%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 56.7%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.65, -7.05, 60.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.65, 61.36, 96.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.56% -0.023 0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.56% 0.143 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.5468, 79.9128, 26.3522) |
| Luminance | 0.7991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.89
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.93
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.08
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.04
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE86E #6E84FE
analogous
#FEA06E #FEE86E #CCFE6E
triadic
#FEE86E #6EFEE8 #E86EFE
tetradic
#FEE86E #6EFEA0 #6E84FE #FE6ECC
square
#FEE86E #6EFEA0 #6E84FE #FE6ECC
split-complementary
#FEE86E #6ECCFE #A06EFE
monochromatic
#F0CC02 #FEDE31 #FEE86E #FEF2AB #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FEE86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.98
#FEE86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE86E
16.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE86E | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.98 | 16.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 232, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.143 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef9b',
500: '#fee86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee86e; $custom-light: #ffef9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 232,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.833,
"s": 98.63,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92558,
"c": 0.14346,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.7991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE86E
secondary
#364FDA
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F