#FFFD72#FFFD72
#FFFD72 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.927; OKLCH L 96.9% C 0.160 H 108.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFFD72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 253, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 100%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 55%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 55.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.12, -16.66, 65.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.12, 67.51, 104.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.94% -0.0501 0.1516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.94% 0.16 108.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.4048, 92.7276, 29.6317) |
| Luminance | 0.9273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 0.22
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 0.32
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 0.66
Light Yellow
#FFFE7A
ΔE00 0.88
Banana (survey)
#FFFF7E
ΔE00 1.36
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 1.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFFD72 #7274FF
analogous
#FFB772 #FFFD72 #BAFF72
triadic
#FFFD72 #72FFFD #FD72FF
tetradic
#FFFD72 #72FFB7 #7274FF #FF72BA
square
#FFFD72 #72FFB7 #7274FF #FF72BA
split-complementary
#FFFD72 #72BAFF #B772FF
monochromatic
#F7F300 #FFFC35 #FFFD72 #FFFEAF #FFFFE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.07
#FFFD72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.55
#FFFD72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFFD72
19.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFFD72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFFD72 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 19.55 | 19.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF463
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF97A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEFDF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F7F7F7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fffd72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 253, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.9% 0.160 108.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffd9f',
500: '#fffd72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fffd72; $custom-light: #fffd9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fffd72",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 253,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.149,
"s": 100,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96938,
"c": 0.15967,
"h": 108.3
},
"luminance": 0.92725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFFD72
secondary
#393BDC
accent
#03E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF5
border
#D7D7CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580