#FFE45E#FFE45E
#FFE45E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.776; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.153 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 63%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 63.1%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.58, -5.70, 66.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.58, 66.96, 94.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.69% -0.021 0.1518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.69% 0.153 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0069, 77.5583, 21.8176) |
| Luminance | 0.7755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.34
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.97
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.33
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.83
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.12
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE45E #5E79FF
analogous
#FF935E #FFE45E #C9FF5E
triadic
#FFE45E #5EFFE4 #E45EFF
tetradic
#FFE45E #5EFF93 #5E79FF #FF5EC9
square
#FFE45E #5EFF93 #5E79FF #FF5EC9
split-complementary
#FFE45E #5EC9FF #935EFF
monochromatic
#E3BD00 #FFDA21 #FFE45E #FFEE9B #FFF9D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.51
#FFE45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE45E
16.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE45E | 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)
#F9DF4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE865
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.153 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec91',
500: '#ffe45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe45e; $custom-light: #ffec91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.938,
"s": 100,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91686,
"c": 0.15327,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.77555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE45E
secondary
#2846D9
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F