#FFEE61#FFEE61
#FFEE61 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.833; OKLCH L 93.7% C 0.159 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEE61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 238, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 100%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 62%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 62%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.13, -10.48, 68.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.13, 69.02, 98.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.72% -0.0343 0.1554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.72% 0.159 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9751, 83.2750, 23.4840) |
| Luminance | 0.8327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.37
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.04
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.63
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.99
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.02
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEE61 #6172FF
analogous
#FF9F61 #FFEE61 #C1FF61
triadic
#FFEE61 #61FFEE #EE61FF
tetradic
#FFEE61 #61FF9F #6172FF #FF61C1
square
#FFEE61 #61FF9F #6172FF #FF61C1
split-complementary
#FFEE61 #61C1FF #9F61FF
monochromatic
#E6CD00 #FFE724 #FFEE61 #FFF59E #FFFBDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FFEE61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.65
#FFEE61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEE61
17.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEE61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEE61 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.65 | 17.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE750
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEF69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffee61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 238, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.7% 0.159 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff394',
500: '#ffee61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffee61; $custom-light: #fff394; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffee61",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 238,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.544,
"s": 100,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93722,
"c": 0.15918,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.83272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEE61
secondary
#2B3DDA
accent
#19E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#19160D
muted
#87857F