#FFE273#FFE273
#FFE273 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.769; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.134 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE273 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 226, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 54.9%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.27, -3.26, 57.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.27, 57.22, 93.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.51% -0.0116 0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.51% 0.134 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5336, 76.8937, 27.2904) |
| Luminance | 0.7689 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.04
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.67
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.49
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.52
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE273 #7390FF
analogous
#FF9C73 #FFE273 #D6FF73
triadic
#FFE273 #73FFE2 #E273FF
tetradic
#FFE273 #73FF9C #7390FF #FF73D6
square
#FFE273 #73FF9C #7390FF #FF73D6
split-complementary
#FFE273 #73D6FF #9C73FF
monochromatic
#F8C400 #FFD536 #FFE273 #FFEFB0 #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FFE273 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.38
#FFE273 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE273
16.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE273 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE273 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.38 | 16.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE778
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe273; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 226, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.134 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea9e',
500: '#ffe273',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe273; $custom-light: #ffea9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe273",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 226,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.571,
"s": 100,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91508,
"c": 0.13436,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.76891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE273
secondary
#3A5CDC
accent
#30E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480