#FFE55F#FFE55F
#FFE55F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.153 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 229, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 63%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 62.7%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.84, -6.14, 66.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.84, 66.87, 95.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.9% -0.0221 0.1517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.9% 0.153 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.3279, 78.1281, 22.1474) |
| Luminance | 0.7813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.47
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.05
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.63
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.03
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.07
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE55F #5F79FF
analogous
#FF955F #FFE55F #C9FF5F
triadic
#FFE55F #5FFFE5 #E55FFF
tetradic
#FFE55F #5FFF95 #5F79FF #FF5FC9
square
#FFE55F #5FFF95 #5F79FF #FF5FC9
split-complementary
#FFE55F #5FC9FF #955FFF
monochromatic
#E4BF00 #FFDB22 #FFE55F #FFEF9C #FFF9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FFE55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#FFE55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE55F
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE55F | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE04F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE966
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 229, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.153 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec92',
500: '#ffe55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe55f; $custom-light: #ffec92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 229,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.25,
"s": 100,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91895,
"c": 0.15328,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.78125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE55F
secondary
#2946D9
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19160D
muted
#87847F