#FFED86#FFED86
#FFED86 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.836; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.126 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFED86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 237, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 100%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 47%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 47.5%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.26, -7.19, 51.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.26, 52.28, 97.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.94% -0.0209 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.94% 0.126 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.8294, 83.5522, 34.6825) |
| Luminance | 0.8355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.69
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.30
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.68
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFED86 #8698FF
analogous
#FFB186 #FFED86 #D5FF86
triadic
#FFED86 #86FFED #ED86FF
tetradic
#FFED86 #86FFB1 #8698FF #FF86D5
square
#FFED86 #86FFB1 #8698FF #FF86D5
split-complementary
#FFED86 #86D5FF #B186FF
monochromatic
#FFDB0C #FFE449 #FFED86 #FFF6C3 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FFED86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.71
#FFED86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFED86
17.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFED86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFED86 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.71 | 17.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE87D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEF8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffed86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 237, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.126 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff2ab',
500: '#ffed86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffed86; $custom-light: #fff2ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffed86",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 237,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.074,
"s": 100,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93939,
"c": 0.12556,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.8355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFED86
secondary
#4A60DF
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581