#FFE490#FFE490

#FFE490 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.788; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.108 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FFE490
RGB	rgb(255, 228, 144)
HSL	hsl(45, 100%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(45, 44%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 43.5%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(91.13, -1.74, 44.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(91.13, 44.32, 92.25°)
OKLab	oklab(92.3% -0.0042 0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(92.3% 0.108 92.2)
XYZ	xyz(74.0195, 78.7633, 37.6840)
Luminance	0.7876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FFE490 #90ABFF

analogous

#FFAC90 #FFE490 #E3FF90

triadic

#FFE490 #90FFE4 #E490FF

tetradic

#FFE490 #90FFAC #90ABFF #FF90E3

square

#FFE490 #90FFAC #90ABFF #FF90E3

split-complementary

#FFE490 #90E3FF #AC90FF

monochromatic

#FFC616 #FFD553 #FFE490 #FFF3CD #FFF8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.25

#FFE490 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

16.75

#FFE490 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FFE490

16.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FFE490	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FFE490	1.00	1.25	16.75	16.75
#FFFFFF	1.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	16.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	16.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#F5E18A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#FCE993

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FFD8CF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#E6E6E6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ffe490;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.108 92.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ffecb1',
    500: '#ffe490',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ffe490;
$custom-light: #ffecb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ffe490",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 255,
    "g": 228,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.405,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 78.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.92298,
    "c": 0.1077,
    "h": 92.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.7876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FFE490

secondary

#5375E1

accent

#38E600

background

#FFFEFD

surface

#FFFDF8

border

#D7D5D1

text

#181611

muted

#868481

Preview Lab

Preview with #FFE490

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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