#FFFF44#FFFF44
#FFFF44 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.932; OKLCH L 97.0% C 0.193 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFFF44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 255, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 100%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 73%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 73.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.31, -20.19, 82.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.31, 85.35, 103.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.99% -0.0645 0.1819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.99% 0.193 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.0463, 93.1997, 19.3459) |
| Luminance | 0.9320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Canary Yellow
#FFFE40
ΔE00 0.36
Lemon Yellow
#FDFF38
ΔE00 0.73
Sunshine Yellow
#FFFD37
ΔE00 0.92
Banana Yellow
#FAFE4B
ΔE00 1.16
Lemon (survey)
#FDFF52
ΔE00 1.18
Yellow (survey)
#FFFF14
ΔE00 2.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFFF44 #4444FF
analogous
#FFA144 #FFFF44 #A1FF44
triadic
#FFFF44 #44FFFF #FF44FF
tetradic
#FFFF44 #44FFA1 #4444FF #FF44A1
square
#FFFF44 #44FFA1 #4444FF #FF44A1
split-complementary
#FFFF44 #44A1FF #A144FF
monochromatic
#C9C900 #FFFF07 #FFFF44 #FFFF81 #FFFFBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.07
#FFFF44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.64
#FFFF44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFFF44
19.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFFF44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFFF44 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 19.64 | 19.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF417
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFFA53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEFDC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F7F7F7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffff44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 255, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.0% 0.193 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffff85',
500: '#ffff44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffff44; $custom-light: #ffff85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffff44",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 255,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 100,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96987,
"c": 0.19298,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.93197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFFF44
secondary
#2323C5
accent
#00E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF4
border
#D7D7CE
text
#19170C
muted
#87857F