#FEE96C#FEE96C
#FEE96C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.804; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.146 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEE96C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 233, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 99%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 57.5%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.88, -7.69, 62.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.88, 62.59, 97.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.74% -0.025 0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.74% 0.146 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.7214, 80.4343, 25.8792) |
| Luminance | 0.8043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.79
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.20
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.35
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.61
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEE96C #6C81FE
analogous
#FEA06C #FEE96C #CAFE6C
triadic
#FEE96C #6CFEE9 #E96CFE
tetradic
#FEE96C #6CFEA0 #6C81FE #FE6CCA
square
#FEE96C #6CFEA0 #6C81FE #FE6CCA
split-complementary
#FEE96C #6CCAFE #A06CFE
monochromatic
#EECC02 #FEE02F #FEE96C #FEF2A9 #FFFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FEE96C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.09
#FEE96C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEE96C
17.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEE96C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEE96C | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.09 | 17.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE35F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fee96c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 233, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.146 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef9a',
500: '#fee96c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fee96c; $custom-light: #ffef9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fee96c",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 233,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.37,
"s": 98.649,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92737,
"c": 0.14601,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.80431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEE96C
secondary
#344CDA
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F