#FFE459#FFE459
#FFE459 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.775; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.157 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 65%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 65.1%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.54, -5.99, 68.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.54, 68.99, 94.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.64% -0.0223 0.1554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.64% 0.157 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7897, 77.4714, 20.6740) |
| Luminance | 0.7747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.80
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.46
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.52
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 2.77
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.21
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE459 #5974FF
analogous
#FF9159 #FFE459 #C7FF59
triadic
#FFE459 #59FFE4 #E459FF
tetradic
#FFE459 #59FF91 #5974FF #FF59C7
square
#FFE459 #59FF91 #5974FF #FF59C7
split-complementary
#FFE459 #59C7FF #9159FF
monochromatic
#DEBA00 #FFDA1C #FFE459 #FFEE96 #FFF8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.49
#FFE459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE459
16.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE459 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.49 | 16.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9DF47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE861
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.157 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec8e',
500: '#ffe459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe459; $custom-light: #ffec8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe459",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.241,
"s": 100,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91642,
"c": 0.15696,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.77468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE459
secondary
#2643D6
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F