#FFE460#FFE460
#FFE460 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.776; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.152 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE460 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 62%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 62.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.59, -5.58, 65.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.59, 66.14, 94.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.71% -0.0204 0.1504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.71% 0.152 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0978, 77.5946, 22.2963) |
| Luminance | 0.7759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.16
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.76
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.27
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.11
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE460 #607BFF
analogous
#FF9560 #FFE460 #CBFF60
triadic
#FFE460 #60FFE4 #E460FF
tetradic
#FFE460 #60FF95 #607BFF #FF60CB
square
#FFE460 #60FF95 #607BFF #FF60CB
split-complementary
#FFE460 #60CBFF #9560FF
monochromatic
#E5BE00 #FFDA23 #FFE460 #FFEE9D #FFF9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE460 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.52
#FFE460 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE460
16.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE460 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE460 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.52 | 16.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9DF51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE867
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe460; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.152 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec92',
500: '#ffe460',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe460; $custom-light: #ffec92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe460",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.811,
"s": 100,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91705,
"c": 0.15175,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.77591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE460
secondary
#2A48D9
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F