#FFEE9D#FFEE9D
#FFEE9D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.848; OKLCH L 94.5% C 0.102 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEE9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 238, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 38.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.82, -5.43, 41.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.82, 41.65, 97.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.48% -0.0138 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.48% 0.102 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.9018, 84.8458, 44.1650) |
| Luminance | 0.8484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.10
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.90
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.02
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.26
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.71
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEE9D #9DAEFF
analogous
#FFBD9D #FFEE9D #DFFF9D
triadic
#FFEE9D #9DFFEE #EE9DFF
tetradic
#FFEE9D #9DFFBD #9DAEFF #FF9DDF
square
#FFEE9D #9DFFBD #9DAEFF #FF9DDF
split-complementary
#FFEE9D #9DDFFF #BD9DFF
monochromatic
#FFD923 #FFE360 #FFEE9D #FFF9DA #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FFEE9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.97
#FFEE9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEE9D
17.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEE9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEE9D | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.97 | 17.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDEA97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF0A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffee9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 238, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.5% 0.102 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff3bb',
500: '#ffee9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffee9d; $custom-light: #fff3bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffee9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 238,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.592,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94483,
"c": 0.10234,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.84843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEE9D
secondary
#5E75E3
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582