#FFE56B#FFE56B
#FFE56B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.784; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.144 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE56B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 229, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 58%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.95, -5.36, 61.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.95, 61.76, 94.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.01% -0.0185 0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.01% 0.144 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9160, 78.3633, 25.2446) |
| Luminance | 0.7836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.89
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.90
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.18
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.60
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.22
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE56B #6B85FF
analogous
#FF9B6B #FFE56B #CFFF6B
triadic
#FFE56B #6BFFE5 #E56BFF
tetradic
#FFE56B #6BFF9B #6B85FF #FF6BCF
square
#FFE56B #6BFF9B #6B85FF #FF6BCF
split-complementary
#FFE56B #6BCFFF #9B6BFF
monochromatic
#F0C600 #FFDA2E #FFE56B #FFF0A8 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FFE56B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.67
#FFE56B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE56B
16.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE56B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE56B | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.67 | 16.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E05E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe56b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 229, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.144 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec99',
500: '#ffe56b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe56b; $custom-light: #ffec99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe56b",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 229,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.459,
"s": 100,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92014,
"c": 0.14365,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.7836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE56B
secondary
#3351DB
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#19160E
muted
#87847F