#FFE26C#FFE26C
#FFE26C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.767; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.140 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE26C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 226, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 57.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.20, -3.78, 60.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.20, 60.35, 93.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.43% -0.0139 0.1398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.43% 0.14 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.1460, 76.7387, 25.2490) |
| Luminance | 0.7673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.34
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.90
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.10
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 1.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.06
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE26C #6C89FF
analogous
#FF986C #FFE26C #D2FF6C
triadic
#FFE26C #6CFFE2 #E26CFF
tetradic
#FFE26C #6CFF98 #6C89FF #FF6CD2
square
#FFE26C #6CFF98 #6C89FF #FF6CD2
split-complementary
#FFE26C #6CD2FF #986CFF
monochromatic
#F1C100 #FFD62F #FFE26C #FFEEA9 #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FFE26C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.35
#FFE26C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE26C
16.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE26C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE26C | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.35 | 16.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe26c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 226, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.140 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea9a',
500: '#ffe26c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe26c; $custom-light: #ffea9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe26c",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 226,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.163,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91428,
"c": 0.14049,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.76735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE26C
secondary
#3455DB
accent
#2DE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#19160E
muted
#87847F