#FFE66C#FFE66C
#FFE66C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.789; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.144 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE66C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 230, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 57.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.21, -5.79, 61.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.21, 61.65, 95.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.22% -0.0196 0.1422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.22% 0.144 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.2464, 78.9395, 25.6158) |
| Luminance | 0.7894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.16
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.16
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.46
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.91
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.92
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE66C #6C85FF
analogous
#FF9C6C #FFE66C #CEFF6C
triadic
#FFE66C #6CFFE6 #E66CFF
tetradic
#FFE66C #6CFF9C #6C85FF #FF6CCE
square
#FFE66C #6CFF9C #6C85FF #FF6CCE
split-complementary
#FFE66C #6CCEFF #9C6CFF
monochromatic
#F1C800 #FFDC2F #FFE66C #FFF0A9 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE66C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.79
#FFE66C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE66C
16.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE66C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE66C | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.79 | 16.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE160
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe66c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 230, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.144 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffed9a',
500: '#ffe66c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe66c; $custom-light: #ffed9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe66c",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 230,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.796,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92224,
"c": 0.1436,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.78936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE66C
secondary
#3450DB
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F