Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind amber-200 #FDE68A

Tailwind CSS v3's amber-200 is #FDE68A. It is a pale soft amber in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.924, chroma 0.115 and hue 95.7°. The nearest CSS named color is khaki (#F0E68C), ΔE2000 3.6 away.

Relative luminance
0.7931
OKLCH L · C · h
0.924 · 0.115 · 95.7
Best text
Black 16.86:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#FDE68A color codes

HEX
#FDE68A
RGB
rgb(253, 230, 138)
HSL
hsl(48, 97%, 77%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.924 0.115 95.7)
OKLab
oklab(0.924 -0.012 0.115)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 91.38, a* -4.11, b* 47.50
XYZ (D65)
X 73.39, Y 79.31, Z 35.48
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 9%, 45%, 1%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FDE68A accessible?

Black text on it reaches 16.86:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.24:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    16.86:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +91

  • White text on it

    1.24:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −14

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.24:1

  • As text on black

    16.86:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −91

  • As text on white

    1.24:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +12

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.24:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #8A7403 4.58:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.92 to 0.56 reaches 4.58:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FDE68A 16.86:1

    It already reaches 16.86:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FDE68A live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #FDE68A

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FDE68A sits at step 100.

  1. 50#FFF6D0
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.34
  2. 100This color#FDE68A
    White
    1.24
    Black
    16.86
  3. 200#EBD889
    White
    1.42
    Black
    14.71
  4. 300#D3BE69
    White
    1.85
    Black
    11.33
  5. 400#B7A147
    White
    2.56
    Black
    8.20
  6. 500#9B8523
    White
    3.63
    Black
    5.77
  7. 600#826D00
    White
    5.07
    Black
    4.13
  8. 700#685700
    White
    7.11
    Black
    2.95
  9. 800#4C3F00
    White
    10.40
    Black
    2.01
  10. 900#322800
    White
    14.59
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#1C1600
    White
    18.03
    Black
    1.16

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 amber scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#FFFBEB
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.25
  2. 100#FEF3C7
    White
    1.11
    Black
    18.85
  3. 200This color#FDE68A
    White
    1.24
    Black
    16.86
  4. 300#FCD34D
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.56
  5. 400#FBBF24
    White
    1.66
    Black
    12.57
  6. 500#F59E0B
    White
    2.14
    Black
    9.77
  7. 600#D97706
    White
    3.18
    Black
    6.59
  8. 700#B45309
    White
    5.02
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800#92400E
    White
    7.09
    Black
    2.96
  10. 900#78350F
    White
    9.07
    Black
    2.31
  11. 950#451A03
    White
    14.97
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #FDE68A can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.125; #FDE68A uses 92% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.150 there: 20% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.115
sRGB edge
0.125
Display P3 edge
0.150
Rec. 2020 edge
0.225
Dominant wavelength
575 nm
Excitation purity
48%
Chromaticity
x 0.3900, y 0.4215
  • This color#FDE68A
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFE680
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.924 0.150 95.7)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fde68a;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.9028 0.4749); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FDE68A

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FEF3C5
  • OKLab50%#FEF3C7
  • OKLCH50%#FEF3C7

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F7345
  • OKLab50%#625932
  • OKLCH50%#625932

Its complement #DFE5FF

  • sRGB50%#EEE6C5
  • OKLab50%#EEE7C9
  • OKLCH50%#ACF7ED
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fde68a, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fde68a 50%, white);

In use

#FDE68A in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.86:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.24:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.24:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.24:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #8A7403 4.58:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.86:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:115.04:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:115.04:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:115.04:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FDE68A looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 24.5; protanopia changes it least, 1.2.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #F7E283 ΔE2000 1.2

    Very close

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #FDEA8E ΔE2000 1.3

    Very close

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFD9D0 ΔE2000 24.5

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #E6E6E6 ΔE2000 23.0

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #DFE5FF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.00:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FDE68A · #DFE5FF36.2Stays distinct
Protanopia#F7E283 · #DEE7FF35.6Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#FDEA8E · #DCE5FE35.6Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFD9D0 · #D8EAED22.6Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6 · #E6E6E60.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FDE68A

Its complement is #DFE5FF, a pale grayish blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDE68A
  • Complement#DFE5FF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFE0C2
  • Base#FDE68A
  • +30°#D3F49F

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDE68A
  • +120°#BAF1FF
  • +240°#FFD9F5

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDE68A
  • +150°#D2E9FF
  • +210°#EDDFFF

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-amber-200: #fde68a;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as amber-200;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        amber: { 200: '#fde68a' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own amber-200; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-amber-200: oklch(0.924 0.115 95.7);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "amber-200": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9922, 0.902, 0.5412],
        "hex": "#fde68a"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 amber-200"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let amber200 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.992, green: 0.902, blue: 0.541, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Amber200 = Color(0xFFFDE68A)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #FDE68A in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.