#FFE66A#FFE66A
#FFE66A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.789; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.145 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE66A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 230, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 58.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.19, -5.93, 62.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.19, 62.52, 95.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.2% -0.0203 0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.2% 0.145 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.1412, 78.8974, 25.0616) |
| Luminance | 0.7889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.15
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.30
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.57
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.87
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.92
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE66A #6A83FF
analogous
#FF9B6A #FFE66A #CDFF6A
triadic
#FFE66A #6AFFE6 #E66AFF
tetradic
#FFE66A #6AFF9B #6A83FF #FF6ACD
square
#FFE66A #6AFF9B #6A83FF #FF6ACD
split-complementary
#FFE66A #6ACDFF #9B6AFF
monochromatic
#EFC700 #FFDC2D #FFE66A #FFF0A7 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE66A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.78
#FFE66A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE66A
16.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE66A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE66A | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.78 | 16.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE15D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe66a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 230, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.145 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffed99',
500: '#ffe66a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe66a; $custom-light: #ffed99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe66a",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 230,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.933,
"s": 100,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92203,
"c": 0.14528,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.78894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE66A
secondary
#324FDB
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#19160E
muted
#87847F