#FFE17F#FFE17F
#FFE17F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.766; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.122 H 92.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE17F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 225, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 100%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 50%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 50.2%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.16, -1.79, 51.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.16, 51.38, 92.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.46% -0.006 0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.46% 0.122 92.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9985, 76.6459, 31.0762) |
| Luminance | 0.7664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 0.96
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.63
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.71
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE17F #7F9DFF
analogous
#FFA17F #FFE17F #DDFF7F
triadic
#FFE17F #7FFFE1 #E17FFF
tetradic
#FFE17F #7FFFA1 #7F9DFF #FF7FDD
square
#FFE17F #7FFFA1 #7F9DFF #FF7FDD
split-complementary
#FFE17F #7FDDFF #A17FFF
monochromatic
#FFC405 #FFD342 #FFE17F #FFEFBC #FFF8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FFE17F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.33
#FFE17F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE17F
16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE17F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE17F | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.33 | 16.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DE77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE783
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe17f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 225, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.122 92.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeaa6',
500: '#ffe17f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe17f; $custom-light: #ffeaa6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe17f",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 225,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.938,
"s": 100,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91461,
"c": 0.12246,
"h": 92.8
},
"luminance": 0.76643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE17F
secondary
#4468DE
accent
#36E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480