#FFE175#FFE175
#FFE175 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.764; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.132 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE175 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 225, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 54%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 54.1%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.04, -2.61, 55.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.04, 56.00, 92.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.33% -0.0094 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.33% 0.132 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.3788, 76.3980, 27.8127) |
| Luminance | 0.7640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.04
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.37
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.01
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.14
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.69
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE175 #7593FF
analogous
#FF9C75 #FFE175 #D8FF75
triadic
#FFE175 #75FFE1 #E175FF
tetradic
#FFE175 #75FF9C #7593FF #FF75D8
square
#FFE175 #75FF9C #7593FF #FF75D8
split-complementary
#FFE175 #75D8FF #9C75FF
monochromatic
#FAC300 #FFD438 #FFE175 #FFEEB2 #FFF8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FFE175 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.28
#FFE175 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE175
16.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE175 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE175 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.28 | 16.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE679
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe175; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 225, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.132 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea9f',
500: '#ffe175',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe175; $custom-light: #ffea9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe175",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 225,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.957,
"s": 100,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91334,
"c": 0.13181,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.76395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE175
secondary
#3C5FDD
accent
#32E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480