#FFE76E#FFE76E
#FFE76E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.795; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.143 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE76E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 231, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 56.9%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.48, -6.14, 60.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.48, 61.10, 95.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.45% -0.0204 0.1412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.45% 0.143 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.6331, 79.5407, 26.2758) |
| Luminance | 0.7954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.39
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.46
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.61
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.71
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.24
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE76E #6E86FF
analogous
#FF9F6E #FFE76E #CFFF6E
triadic
#FFE76E #6EFFE7 #E76EFF
tetradic
#FFE76E #6EFF9F #6E86FF #FF6ECF
square
#FFE76E #6EFF9F #6E86FF #FF6ECF
split-complementary
#FFE76E #6ECFFF #9F6EFF
monochromatic
#F3CA00 #FFDD31 #FFE76E #FFF1AB #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FFE76E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.91
#FFE76E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE76E
16.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE76E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE76E | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.91 | 16.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe76e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 231, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.143 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffee9b',
500: '#ffe76e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe76e; $custom-light: #ffee9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe76e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 231,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.069,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92446,
"c": 0.1427,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.79538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE76E
secondary
#3651DB
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F