#FFEC95#FFEC95
#FFEC95 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.834; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.109 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEC95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 236, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 100%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 42%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 41.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.20, -5.26, 44.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.20, 44.76, 96.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.96% -0.014 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.96% 0.109 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.6620, 83.4234, 40.4920) |
| Luminance | 0.8342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.30
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.05
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.45
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.28
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEC95 #95A8FF
analogous
#FFB795 #FFEC95 #DDFF95
triadic
#FFEC95 #95FFEC #EC95FF
tetradic
#FFEC95 #95FFB7 #95A8FF #FF95DD
square
#FFEC95 #95FFB7 #95A8FF #FF95DD
split-complementary
#FFEC95 #95DDFF #B795FF
monochromatic
#FFD61B #FFE158 #FFEC95 #FFF7D2 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FFEC95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.68
#FFEC95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEC95
17.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEC95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEC95 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.68 | 17.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE88E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffec95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 236, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.109 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff2b5',
500: '#ffec95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffec95; $custom-light: #fff2b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffec95",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 236,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.245,
"s": 100,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93958,
"c": 0.10916,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.83421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEC95
secondary
#5770E1
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581