#FFE992#FFE992
#FFE992 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.816; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.110 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE992 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 233, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 43%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 42.7%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.41, -4.06, 44.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.41, 45.10, 95.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.32% -0.0108 0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.32% 0.11 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.5691, 81.6158, 38.9613) |
| Luminance | 0.8161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.29
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.41
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.67
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.45
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE992 #92A8FF
analogous
#FFB292 #FFE992 #DEFF92
triadic
#FFE992 #92FFE9 #E992FF
tetradic
#FFE992 #92FFB2 #92A8FF #FF92DE
square
#FFE992 #92FFB2 #92A8FF #FF92DE
split-complementary
#FFE992 #92DEFF #B292FF
monochromatic
#FFD018 #FFDD55 #FFE992 #FFF5CF #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FFE992 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.32
#FFE992 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE992
17.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE992 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE992 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.32 | 17.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E58B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe992; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 233, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.110 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffefb3',
500: '#ffe992',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe992; $custom-light: #ffefb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe992",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 233,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.89,
"s": 100,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93316,
"c": 0.10969,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.81613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE992
secondary
#5471E1
accent
#2EE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581