#FEF99E#FEF99E
#FEF99E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.913; OKLCH L 96.6% C 0.112 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 249, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 98%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 37.8%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.53, -11.15, 44.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.53, 45.66, 104.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.62% -0.0302 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.62% 0.112 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.9215, 91.2927, 45.6996) |
| Luminance | 0.9129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.01
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.11
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.64
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.55
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.69
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF99E #9EA3FE
analogous
#FEC99E #FEF99E #D3FE9E
triadic
#FEF99E #9EFEF9 #F99EFE
tetradic
#FEF99E #9EFEC9 #9EA3FE #FE9ED3
square
#FEF99E #9EFEC9 #9EA3FE #FE9ED3
split-complementary
#FEF99E #9ED3FE #C99EFE
monochromatic
#FDF225 #FDF561 #FEF99E #FFFDDB #FFFDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#FEF99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.26
#FEF99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF99E
19.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF99E | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.26 | 19.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF397
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF7A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEEE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 249, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.6% 0.112 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffbbc',
500: '#fef99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef99e; $custom-light: #fffbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 249,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.875,
"s": 97.959,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96619,
"c": 0.11244,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.91291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF99E
secondary
#5F66E1
accent
#0CE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582