#FFE473#FFE473
#FFE473 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.780; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.136 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE473 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 54.9%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.77, -4.27, 57.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.77, 57.87, 94.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.91% -0.0145 0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.91% 0.136 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0806, 77.9878, 27.4727) |
| Luminance | 0.7799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.58
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.42
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.60
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.78
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE473 #738EFF
analogous
#FF9E73 #FFE473 #D4FF73
triadic
#FFE473 #73FFE4 #E473FF
tetradic
#FFE473 #73FF9E #738EFF #FF73D4
square
#FFE473 #73FF9E #738EFF #FF73D4
split-complementary
#FFE473 #73D4FF #9E73FF
monochromatic
#F8C800 #FFD836 #FFE473 #FFF0B0 #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE473 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.60
#FFE473 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE473
16.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE473 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE473 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.60 | 16.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DF68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE878
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe473; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.136 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec9e',
500: '#ffe473',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe473; $custom-light: #ffec9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe473",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.429,
"s": 100,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91905,
"c": 0.1359,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.77985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE473
secondary
#3A59DC
accent
#2CE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480