#FEF99F#FEF99F
#FEF99F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.913; OKLCH L 96.6% C 0.111 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF99F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 249, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 98%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 37%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 37.4%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.54, -11.05, 43.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.54, 45.17, 104.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.64% -0.0299 0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.64% 0.111 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.0079, 91.3272, 46.1548) |
| Luminance | 0.9133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 0.96
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.10
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.49
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.55
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.55
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF99F #9FA4FE
analogous
#FEC99F #FEF99F #D3FE9F
triadic
#FEF99F #9FFEF9 #F99FFE
tetradic
#FEF99F #9FFEC9 #9FA4FE #FE9FD3
square
#FEF99F #9FFEC9 #9FA4FE #FE9FD3
split-complementary
#FEF99F #9FD3FE #C99FFE
monochromatic
#FDF126 #FDF562 #FEF99F #FFFDDC #FFFDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#FEF99F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.27
#FEF99F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF99F
19.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF99F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF99F | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.27 | 19.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF398
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF7A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEEE3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef99f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 249, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.6% 0.111 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffbbc',
500: '#fef99f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef99f; $custom-light: #fffbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef99f",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 249,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.842,
"s": 97.938,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96635,
"c": 0.11134,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.91325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF99F
secondary
#6067E1
accent
#0CE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582