#FFE26E#FFE26E
#FFE26E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.768; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.139 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE26E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 226, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 56.9%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.22, -3.64, 59.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.22, 59.46, 93.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.45% -0.0132 0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.45% 0.139 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.2537, 76.7818, 25.8160) |
| Luminance | 0.7678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.35
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.01
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.09
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.07
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.06
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE26E #6E8BFF
analogous
#FF9A6E #FFE26E #D4FF6E
triadic
#FFE26E #6EFFE2 #E26EFF
tetradic
#FFE26E #6EFF9A #6E8BFF #FF6ED4
square
#FFE26E #6EFF9A #6E8BFF #FF6ED4
split-complementary
#FFE26E #6ED4FF #9A6EFF
monochromatic
#F3C200 #FFD631 #FFE26E #FFEEAB #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FFE26E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.36
#FFE26E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE26E
16.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE26E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE26E | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.36 | 16.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe26e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 226, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.139 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea9b',
500: '#ffe26e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe26e; $custom-light: #ffea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe26e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 226,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9145,
"c": 0.13876,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.76779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE26E
secondary
#3657DB
accent
#2EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F