#FEF296#FEF296
#FEF296 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.868; OKLCH L 95.1% C 0.114 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF296 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 242, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 98%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 41%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 40.9%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.64, -8.53, 45.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.64, 46.57, 100.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.09% -0.0233 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.09% 0.114 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.1318, 86.7793, 41.4826) |
| Luminance | 0.8678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 0.54
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.46
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.68
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.88
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.20
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF296 #96A2FE
analogous
#FEBE96 #FEF296 #D6FE96
triadic
#FEF296 #96FEF2 #F296FE
tetradic
#FEF296 #96FEBE #96A2FE #FE96D6
square
#FEF296 #96FEBE #96A2FE #FE96D6
split-complementary
#FEF296 #96D6FE #BE96FE
monochromatic
#FDE31D #FDEA59 #FEF296 #FFFAD3 #FFFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.14
#FEF296 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.36
#FEF296 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF296
18.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF296 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF296 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 18.36 | 18.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEC8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF29A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE6DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F0F0F0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef296; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 242, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.1% 0.114 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff6b6',
500: '#fef296',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef296; $custom-light: #fff6b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef296",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 242,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.077,
"s": 98.113,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95087,
"c": 0.11375,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.86777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF296
secondary
#5868E0
accent
#1AE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181711
muted
#868581