Lightyellow#FFFFE0
#FFFFE0 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.982; OKLCH L 99.2% C 0.040 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 20.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFFFE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 255, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 100%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 12%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 12.2%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(99.29, -5.11, 14.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(99.29, 15.69, 108.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(99.2% -0.0118 0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(99.2% 0.04 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(90.4531, 98.1625, 84.6887) |
| Luminance | 0.9816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 0.00
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 1.25
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 2.68
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 2.82
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 3.34
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 3.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFFFE0 #E0E0FF
analogous
#FFF0E0 #FFFFE0 #F0FFE0
triadic
#FFFFE0 #E0FFFF #FFE0FF
tetradic
#FFFFE0 #E0FFF0 #E0E0FF #FFE0F0
square
#FFFFE0 #E0FFF0 #E0E0FF #FFE0F0
split-complementary
#FFFFE0 #E0F0FF #F0E0FF
monochromatic
#FFFF66 #FFFFA3 #FFFFE0 #FFFFE0 #FFFFE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.02
#FFFFE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
20.63
#FFFFE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFFFE0
20.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFFFE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFFFE0 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 20.63 | 20.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 20.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 20.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFFCDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFFEE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFFBF6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#FDFDFD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffffe0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 255, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(99.2% 0.040 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffffe9',
500: '#ffffe0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffffe0; $custom-light: #ffffe9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffffe0",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 255,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 100,
"l": 93.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.99201,
"c": 0.04024,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.98162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFFFE0
secondary
#9797ED
accent
#00E600
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFD
border
#D7D7D5
text
#181816
muted
#868684