#FEF56C#FEF56C
#FEF56C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.875; OKLCH L 95.2% C 0.157 H 105.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 245, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 99%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 57.5%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.93, -13.60, 65.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.93, 66.93, 101.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.16% -0.0419 0.1512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.16% 0.157 105.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.2347, 87.4608, 27.0503) |
| Luminance | 0.8746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.54
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.62
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 2.17
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 2.29
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.36
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 2.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF56C #6C75FE
analogous
#FEAC6C #FEF56C #BEFE6C
triadic
#FEF56C #6CFEF5 #F56CFE
tetradic
#FEF56C #6CFEAC #6C75FE #FE6CBE
square
#FEF56C #6CFEAC #6C75FE #FE6CBE
split-complementary
#FEF56C #6CBEFE #AC6CFE
monochromatic
#EEDF02 #FEF12F #FEF56C #FEF9A9 #FFFDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.14
#FEF56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.49
#FEF56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF56C
18.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF56C | 1.00 | 1.14 | 18.49 | 18.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFED5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE6D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F0F0F0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 245, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.2% 0.157 105.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff89b',
500: '#fef56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef56c; $custom-light: #fff89b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 245,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.301,
"s": 98.649,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95163,
"c": 0.15688,
"h": 105.5
},
"luminance": 0.87458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF56C
secondary
#343FDA
accent
#0EE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F