#FFE46D#FFE46D
#FFE46D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.779; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.141 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 57.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.71, -4.71, 60.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.71, 60.55, 94.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.84% -0.0164 0.1402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.84% 0.141 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7465, 77.8541, 25.7132) |
| Luminance | 0.7785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.41
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.83
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.73
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.41
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.41
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE46D #6D88FF
analogous
#FF9B6D #FFE46D #D1FF6D
triadic
#FFE46D #6DFFE4 #E46DFF
tetradic
#FFE46D #6DFF9B #6D88FF #FF6DD1
square
#FFE46D #6DFF9B #6D88FF #FF6DD1
split-complementary
#FFE46D #6DD1FF #9B6DFF
monochromatic
#F2C500 #FFD930 #FFE46D #FFEFAA #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.57
#FFE46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE46D
16.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE46D | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.57 | 16.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DF61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.141 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec9a',
500: '#ffe46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe46d; $custom-light: #ffec9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.904,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91837,
"c": 0.14116,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.77851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE46D
secondary
#3554DB
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F