#FEF262#FEF262
#FEF262 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.855; OKLCH L 94.5% C 0.162 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF262 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 242, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 99%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 61%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 61.4%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.08, -12.79, 68.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.08, 69.98, 100.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.46% -0.0407 0.1568) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.46% 0.162 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.8325, 85.4596, 24.1064) |
| Luminance | 0.8546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.13
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.40
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.76
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.24
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.39
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF262 #626EFE
analogous
#FEA462 #FEF262 #BCFE62
triadic
#FEF262 #62FEF2 #F262FE
tetradic
#FEF262 #62FEA4 #626EFE #FE62BC
square
#FEF262 #62FEA4 #626EFE #FE62BC
split-complementary
#FEF262 #62BCFE #A462FE
monochromatic
#E4D301 #FEED25 #FEF262 #FEF79F #FFFCDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.16
#FEF262 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.09
#FEF262 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF262
18.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF262 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF262 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 18.09 | 18.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF16A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EEEEEE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef262; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 242, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.5% 0.162 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff694',
500: '#fef262',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef262; $custom-light: #fff694; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef262",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 242,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.385,
"s": 98.734,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94457,
"c": 0.16203,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.85457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF262
secondary
#2C39D8
accent
#12E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#19170E
muted
#87857F