#FFE615#FFE615
#FFE615 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.779; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.189 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE615 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 230, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 100%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 92%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 91.8%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.74, -9.25, 87.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.74, 88.42, 96.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.7% -0.0368 0.1853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.7% 0.189 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.6759, 77.9113, 12.0777) |
| Luminance | 0.7791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dandelion
#FEDF08
ΔE00 1.95
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 2.24
Sun Yellow
#FFDF22
ΔE00 2.26
Sunflower Yellow
#FFDA03
ΔE00 3.66
Gold
#FFD700
ΔE00 4.61
Lemon
#FFF700
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE615 #152EFF
analogous
#FF7115 #FFE615 #A3FF15
triadic
#FFE615 #15FFE6 #E615FF
tetradic
#FFE615 #15FF71 #152EFF #FF15A3
square
#FFE615 #15FF71 #152EFF #FF15A3
split-complementary
#FFE615 #15A3FF #7115FF
monochromatic
#9A8900 #D7C000 #FFE615 #FFED52 #FFF38F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FFE615 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.58
#FFE615 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE615
16.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE615 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE615 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.58 | 16.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDDF00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE930
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe615; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 230, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.189 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffed72',
500: '#ffe615',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe615; $custom-light: #ffed72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe615",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 230,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.59,
"s": 100,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91704,
"c": 0.18888,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.77908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE615
secondary
#1C299D
accent
#40FF29
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFDF1
border
#D7D5CB
text
#191609
muted
#87847D