#FFE977#FFE977
#FFE977 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.809; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.136 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE977 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 233, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 53.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.08, -6.46, 57.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.08, 57.76, 96.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.95% -0.0204 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.95% 0.136 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.7112, 80.8727, 29.1764) |
| Luminance | 0.8087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.96
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.25
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.33
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.19
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.60
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE977 #778DFF
analogous
#FFA577 #FFE977 #D1FF77
triadic
#FFE977 #77FFE9 #E977FF
tetradic
#FFE977 #77FFA5 #778DFF #FF77D1
square
#FFE977 #77FFA5 #778DFF #FF77D1
split-complementary
#FFE977 #77D1FF #A577FF
monochromatic
#FCD300 #FFDF3A #FFE977 #FFF3B4 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#FFE977 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.17
#FFE977 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE977
17.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE977 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE977 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.17 | 17.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE46C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe977; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 233, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.136 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefa1',
500: '#ffe977',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe977; $custom-light: #ffefa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe977",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 233,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.294,
"s": 100,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92948,
"c": 0.13637,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.8087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE977
secondary
#3D57DD
accent
#25E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580