#FFE96B#FFE96B
#FFE96B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.806; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.147 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE96B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 233, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 58%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.95, -7.35, 62.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.95, 63.09, 96.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.81% -0.0242 0.1449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.81% 0.147 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.0355, 80.6024, 25.6178) |
| Luminance | 0.8060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.01
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.07
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.21
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.78
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.21
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE96B #6B81FF
analogous
#FF9F6B #FFE96B #CBFF6B
triadic
#FFE96B #6BFFE9 #E96BFF
tetradic
#FFE96B #6BFF9F #6B81FF #FF6BCB
square
#FFE96B #6BFF9F #6B81FF #FF6BCB
split-complementary
#FFE96B #6BCBFF #9F6BFF
monochromatic
#F0CC00 #FFE02E #FFE96B #FFF2A8 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FFE96B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.12
#FFE96B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE96B
17.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE96B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE96B | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.12 | 17.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE35E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe96b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 233, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.147 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffef99',
500: '#ffe96b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe96b; $custom-light: #ffef99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe96b",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 233,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.081,
"s": 100,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92814,
"c": 0.14691,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.80599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE96B
secondary
#334CDB
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#19160E
muted
#87857F