#FFE27C#FFE27C
#FFE27C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.771; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.126 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE27C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 226, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 100%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 51%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 51.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.37, -2.55, 53.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.37, 53.10, 92.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.62% -0.0085 0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.62% 0.126 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0770, 77.1111, 30.1522) |
| Luminance | 0.7711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.49
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.86
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.04
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.61
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.86
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE27C #7C99FF
analogous
#FFA17C #FFE27C #DAFF7C
triadic
#FFE27C #7CFFE2 #E27CFF
tetradic
#FFE27C #7CFFA1 #7C99FF #FF7CDA
square
#FFE27C #7CFFA1 #7C99FF #FF7CDA
split-complementary
#FFE27C #7CDAFF #A17CFF
monochromatic
#FFC702 #FFD43F #FFE27C #FFF0B9 #FFF8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FFE27C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.42
#FFE27C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE27C
16.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE27C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE27C | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.42 | 16.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DE73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE780
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe27c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 226, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.126 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeaa4',
500: '#ffe27c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe27c; $custom-light: #ffeaa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe27c",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 226,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.718,
"s": 100,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91619,
"c": 0.12607,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.77108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE27C
secondary
#4264DE
accent
#33E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480