Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind yellow-200 #FEF08A

Tailwind CSS v3's yellow-200 is #FEF08A. It is a pale soft yellow in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.945, chroma 0.124 and hue 101.5°. The nearest CSS named color is khaki (#F0E68C), ΔE2000 3.0 away.

Relative luminance
0.8523
OKLCH L · C · h
0.945 · 0.124 · 101.5
Best text
Black 18.04:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#FEF08A color codes

HEX
#FEF08A
RGB
rgb(254, 240, 138)
HSL
hsl(53, 98%, 77%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.945 0.124 101.5)
OKLab
oklab(0.945 -0.025 0.122)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 93.98, a* -8.71, b* 50.75
XYZ (D65)
X 76.62, Y 85.23, Z 36.45
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 6%, 46%, 0%)

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 #FEF08A accessible?

Black text on it reaches 18.04:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.16:1.

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

    18.04:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +95

  • White text on it

    1.16:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −9

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.16:1

  • As text on black

    18.04:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −96

  • As text on white

    1.16:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +7

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.16:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #857700 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.95 to 0.57 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FEF08A 18.04:1

    It already reaches 18.04:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FEF08A 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.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #FEF08A

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FEF08A sits at step 100.

  1. 50#FFF8BE
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.42
  2. 100This color#FEF08A
    White
    1.16
    Black
    18.04
  3. 200#E6DA83
    White
    1.42
    Black
    14.72
  4. 300#CDC062
    White
    1.85
    Black
    11.31
  5. 400#B1A43E
    White
    2.54
    Black
    8.24
  6. 500#968814
    White
    3.60
    Black
    5.82
  7. 600#7D7000
    White
    5.01
    Black
    4.18
  8. 700#635900
    White
    7.09
    Black
    2.95
  9. 800#484100
    White
    10.33
    Black
    2.03
  10. 900#2F2900
    White
    14.60
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#1A1600
    White
    18.12
    Black
    1.15

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

Tailwind CSS v3 yellow scale

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

  1. 50#FEFCE8
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.30
  2. 100#FEF9C3
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.55
  3. 200This color#FEF08A
    White
    1.16
    Black
    18.04
  4. 300#FDE047
    White
    1.31
    Black
    15.92
  5. 400#FACC15
    White
    1.53
    Black
    13.71
  6. 500#EAB308
    White
    1.91
    Black
    10.95
  7. 600#CA8A04
    White
    2.93
    Black
    7.14
  8. 700#A16207
    White
    4.92
    Black
    4.26
  9. 800#854D0E
    White
    6.85
    Black
    3.06
  10. 900#713F12
    White
    8.67
    Black
    2.42
  11. 950#422006
    White
    14.57
    Black
    1.44

Gamut

How vivid #FEF08A can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.131; #FEF08A uses 95% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.151 there: 16% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.124
sRGB edge
0.131
Display P3 edge
0.151
Rec. 2020 edge
0.235
Dominant wavelength
573 nm
Excitation purity
49%
Chromaticity
x 0.3864, y 0.4298
  • This color#FEF08A
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFF083
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.945 0.151 101.5)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fef08a;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.9438 0.5058); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FEF08A

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%#FFF8C5
  • OKLab50%#FEF8C8
  • OKLCH50%#FEF8C8

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F7845
  • OKLab50%#635D32
  • OKLCH50%#635D32

Its complement #E9EBFF

  • sRGB50%#F4EEC5
  • OKLab50%#F3EFC9
  • OKLCH50%#B1FEF9
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fef08a, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fef08a 50%, white);

In use

#FEF08A 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, 4.5:118.04:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.16:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.16:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.16:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #857700 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:118.04:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:116.09:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:116.09:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:116.09:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FEF08A looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 23.9; deuteranopia changes it least, 0.5.

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

    #FFEA82 ΔE2000 2.2

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #FFF18E ΔE2000 0.5

    Imperceptible

    Reads as pale soft yellow

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFE3D8 ΔE2000 23.8

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #EEEEEE ΔE2000 23.9

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #E9EBFF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.01:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FEF08A · #E9EBFF35.4Stays distinct
Protanopia#FFEA82 · #E6EDFF36.1Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#FFF18E · #E5EBFE35.7Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFE3D8 · #E5EEF115.5Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE · #ECECEC0.4Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FEF08A

Its complement is #E9EBFF, a pale grayish blue.

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

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FEF08A
  • Complement#E9EBFF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFE9CF
  • Base#FEF08A
  • +30°#CFFFA6

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FEF08A
  • +120°#D3F3FF
  • +240°#FFE4F4

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FEF08A
  • +150°#E0EFFF
  • +210°#F5E7FF

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

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

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-yellow-200: #fef08a;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as yellow-200;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        yellow: { 200: '#fef08a' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own yellow-200; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-yellow-200: oklch(0.945 0.124 101.5);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "yellow-200": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9961, 0.9412, 0.5412],
        "hex": "#fef08a"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 yellow-200"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let yellow200 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.996, green: 0.941, blue: 0.541, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Yellow200 = Color(0xFFFEF08A)
}

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 #FEF08A in the tools

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