#FFFF48#FFFF48
#FFFF48 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.932; OKLCH L 97.0% C 0.191 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFFF48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 255, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 100%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 72%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 71.8%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.33, -20.02, 81.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.33, 84.10, 103.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.01% -0.0637 0.1799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.01% 0.191 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.1725, 93.2502, 20.0109) |
| Luminance | 0.9325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Canary Yellow
#FFFE40
ΔE00 0.57
Lemon (survey)
#FDFF52
ΔE00 0.93
Lemon Yellow
#FDFF38
ΔE00 0.97
Banana Yellow
#FAFE4B
ΔE00 1.01
Sunshine Yellow
#FFFD37
ΔE00 1.15
Yellow (survey)
#FFFF14
ΔE00 2.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFFF48 #4848FF
analogous
#FFA448 #FFFF48 #A4FF48
triadic
#FFFF48 #48FFFF #FF48FF
tetradic
#FFFF48 #48FFA4 #4848FF #FF48A4
square
#FFFF48 #48FFA4 #4848FF #FF48A4
split-complementary
#FFFF48 #48A4FF #A448FF
monochromatic
#CDCD00 #FFFF0B #FFFF48 #FFFF85 #FFFFC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.07
#FFFF48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.65
#FFFF48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFFF48
19.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFFF48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFFF48 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 19.65 | 19.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF422
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFFA56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFEFDC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F7F7F7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffff48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 255, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.0% 0.191 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffff87',
500: '#ffff48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffff48; $custom-light: #ffff87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffff48",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 255,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 100,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9701,
"c": 0.19087,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.93248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFFF48
secondary
#2323C8
accent
#00E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF4
border
#D7D7CE
text
#19170C
muted
#87857F