#FFE493#FFE493

#FFE493 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.789; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.105 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FFE493
RGB	rgb(255, 228, 147)
HSL	hsl(45, 100%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(45, 42%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 42.4%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(91.17, -1.44, 42.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(91.17, 42.87, 91.92°)
OKLab	oklab(92.35% -0.0031 0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(92.35% 0.105 91.7)
XYZ	xyz(74.2518, 78.8562, 38.9077)
Luminance	0.7885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FFE493 #93AEFF

analogous

#FFAE93 #FFE493 #E4FF93

triadic

#FFE493 #93FFE4 #E493FF

tetradic

#FFE493 #93FFAE #93AEFF #FF93E4

square

#FFE493 #93FFAE #93AEFF #FF93E4

split-complementary

#FFE493 #93E4FF #AE93FF

monochromatic

#FFC519 #FFD556 #FFE493 #FFF3D0 #FFF7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.25

#FFE493 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

16.77

#FFE493 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FFE493

16.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FFE493	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FFE493	1.00	1.25	16.77	16.77
#FFFFFF	1.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	16.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	16.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#F5E18D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#FBE996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FFD8D0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#E6E6E6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ffe493;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.105 91.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ffecb4',
    500: '#ffe493',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ffe493;
$custom-light: #ffecb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ffe493",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 255,
    "g": 228,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 78.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.92345,
    "c": 0.10457,
    "h": 91.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.78853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FFE493

secondary

#5578E1

accent

#39E600

background

#FFFEFD

surface

#FFFDF8

border

#D7D5D1

text

#181611

muted

#868481

Preview Lab

Preview with #FFE493

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

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