#FFE469#FFE469
#FFE469 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.778; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.145 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE469 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 59%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 58.8%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.67, -4.99, 62.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.67, 62.30, 94.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.79% -0.0177 0.1435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.79% 0.145 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5361, 77.7700, 24.6049) |
| Luminance | 0.7777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.66
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.96
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.27
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.24
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE469 #6984FF
analogous
#FF9969 #FFE469 #CFFF69
triadic
#FFE469 #69FFE4 #E469FF
tetradic
#FFE469 #69FF99 #6984FF #FF69CF
square
#FFE469 #69FF99 #6984FF #FF69CF
split-complementary
#FFE469 #69CFFF #9969FF
monochromatic
#EEC300 #FFD92C #FFE469 #FFEFA6 #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE469 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.55
#FFE469 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE469
16.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE469 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE469 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.55 | 16.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DF5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE86F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe469; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.145 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec98',
500: '#ffe469',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe469; $custom-light: #ffec98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe469",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.2,
"s": 100,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91794,
"c": 0.14454,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.77767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE469
secondary
#3150DB
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#19160E
muted
#87847F