#FEF6AE#FEF6AE
#FEF6AE is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.900; OKLCH L 96.3% C 0.091 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF6AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 246, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 98%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 31%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 31.5%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.01, -7.86, 35.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.01, 36.53, 102.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.29% -0.0198 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.29% 0.091 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.4695, 90.0401, 53.1240) |
| Luminance | 0.9004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.07
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.33
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 2.37
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 2.67
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.78
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF6AE #AEB6FE
analogous
#FECEAE #FEF6AE #DEFEAE
triadic
#FEF6AE #AEFEF6 #F6AEFE
tetradic
#FEF6AE #AEFECE #AEB6FE #FEAEDE
square
#FEF6AE #AEFECE #AEB6FE #FEAEDE
split-complementary
#FEF6AE #AEDEFE #CEAEFE
monochromatic
#FDE935 #FDEF72 #FEF6AE #FFFCE1 #FFFCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.10
#FEF6AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.01
#FEF6AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF6AE
19.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF6AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF6AE | 1.00 | 1.10 | 19.01 | 19.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF1A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF6B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFECE3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F3F3F3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef6ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 246, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.3% 0.091 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff9c6',
500: '#fef6ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef6ae; $custom-light: #fff9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef6ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 246,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 97.561,
"l": 83.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96288,
"c": 0.09108,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.90038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF6AE
secondary
#6D79E3
accent
#17E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF9
border
#D7D7D2
text
#181713
muted
#868582