#FFE693#FFE693
#FFE693 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.106 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE693 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 230, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 100%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 42%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 42.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.67, -2.45, 43.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.67, 43.56, 93.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.74% -0.006 0.106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.74% 0.106 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.8052, 79.9630, 39.0921) |
| Luminance | 0.7996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.66
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.43
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.49
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE693 #93ACFF
analogous
#FFB093 #FFE693 #E2FF93
triadic
#FFE693 #93FFE6 #E693FF
tetradic
#FFE693 #93FFB0 #93ACFF #FF93E2
square
#FFE693 #93FFB0 #93ACFF #FF93E2
split-complementary
#FFE693 #93E2FF #B093FF
monochromatic
#FFCA19 #FFD856 #FFE693 #FFF4D0 #FFF8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FFE693 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#FFE693 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE693
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE693 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE693 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E38D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEA96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe693; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 230, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.106 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffedb4',
500: '#ffe693',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe693; $custom-light: #ffedb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe693",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 230,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.111,
"s": 100,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92739,
"c": 0.10614,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.7996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE693
secondary
#5576E1
accent
#35E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481