#FFE56D#FFE56D
#FFE56D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.784; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.142 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE56D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 229, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 57.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.96, -5.21, 60.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.96, 60.88, 94.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.04% -0.0179 0.1408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.04% 0.142 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0224, 78.4059, 25.8052) |
| Luminance | 0.7840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.76
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.96
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.07
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.66
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.26
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE56D #6D87FF
analogous
#FF9C6D #FFE56D #D0FF6D
triadic
#FFE56D #6DFFE5 #E56DFF
tetradic
#FFE56D #6DFF9C #6D87FF #FF6DD0
square
#FFE56D #6DFF9C #6D87FF #FF6DD0
split-complementary
#FFE56D #6DD0FF #9C6DFF
monochromatic
#F2C700 #FFDA30 #FFE56D #FFF0AA #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FFE56D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.68
#FFE56D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE56D
16.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE56D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE56D | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.68 | 16.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E061
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE973
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe56d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 229, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.142 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec9a',
500: '#ffe56d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe56d; $custom-light: #ffec9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe56d",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 229,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.315,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92036,
"c": 0.14195,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.78403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE56D
secondary
#3553DB
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F