#FFD237#FFD237
#FFD237 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.676; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.166 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFD237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 210, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 100%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 78%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 78.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.82, 1.58, 76.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.82, 76.47, 88.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.85% -0.0042 0.1657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.85% 0.166 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9800, 67.6331, 13.2456) |
| Luminance | 0.6763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Gold
#FFD700
ΔE00 3.11
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.38
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 3.65
Sunflower Yellow
#FFDA03
ΔE00 3.82
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.08
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFD237 #3764FF
analogous
#FF6E37 #FFD237 #C8FF37
triadic
#FFD237 #37FFD2 #D237FF
tetradic
#FFD237 #37FF6E #3764FF #FF37C8
square
#FFD237 #37FF6E #3764FF #FF37C8
split-complementary
#FFD237 #37C8FF #6E37FF
monochromatic
#BC9100 #F9C100 #FFD237 #FFE074 #FFEEB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#FFD237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.53
#FFD237 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFD237
14.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFD237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFD237 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.53 | 14.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EACF10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DC41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffd237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 210, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.166 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffdf7a',
500: '#ffd237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffd237; $custom-light: #ffdf7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffd237",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 210,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.5,
"s": 100,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87845,
"c": 0.16571,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.67629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFD237
secondary
#2143B9
accent
#34E600
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#19150A
muted
#87847D