#FFE63A#FFE63A
#FFE63A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.782; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.177 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE63A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 230, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 100%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 77%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 77.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.85, -8.39, 80.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.85, 80.50, 95.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.83% -0.0322 0.174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.83% 0.177 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3040, 78.1625, 15.3859) |
| Luminance | 0.7816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 1.53
Sun Yellow
#FFDF22
ΔE00 2.29
Dandelion
#FEDF08
ΔE00 2.51
Sunflower Yellow
#FFDA03
ΔE00 3.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.49
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE63A #3A53FF
analogous
#FF843A #FFE63A #B6FF3A
triadic
#FFE63A #3AFFE6 #E63AFF
tetradic
#FFE63A #3AFF84 #3A53FF #FF3AB6
square
#FFE63A #3AFF84 #3A53FF #FF3AB6
split-complementary
#FFE63A #3AB6FF #843AFF
monochromatic
#BFA600 #FCDC00 #FFE63A #FFEE77 #FFF6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FFE63A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#FFE63A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE63A
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE63A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE63A | 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)
#FCDF08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE947
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe63a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 230, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.177 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffed7e',
500: '#ffe63a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe63a; $custom-light: #ffed7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe63a",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 230,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.386,
"s": 100,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91832,
"c": 0.17695,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.78159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE63A
secondary
#2135BC
accent
#1DE600
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFDF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#19160B
muted
#87847E