#FFE45D#FFE45D
#FFE45D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.775; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.154 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE45D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 64%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 63.5%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.57, -5.76, 67.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.57, 67.37, 94.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.68% -0.0213 0.1526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.68% 0.154 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.9623, 77.5404, 21.5828) |
| Luminance | 0.7754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.43
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.07
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.36
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.91
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.13
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE45D #5D78FF
analogous
#FF935D #FFE45D #C9FF5D
triadic
#FFE45D #5DFFE4 #E45DFF
tetradic
#FFE45D #5DFF93 #5D78FF #FF5DC9
square
#FFE45D #5DFF93 #5D78FF #FF5DC9
split-complementary
#FFE45D #5DC9FF #935DFF
monochromatic
#E2BC00 #FFDA20 #FFE45D #FFEE9A #FFF8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE45D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.51
#FFE45D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE45D
16.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE45D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE45D | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.51 | 16.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9DF4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE864
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe45d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.154 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec90',
500: '#ffe45d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe45d; $custom-light: #ffec90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe45d",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 100,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91677,
"c": 0.15402,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.77537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE45D
secondary
#2745D9
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F