Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind yellow-50 #FEFCE8

Tailwind CSS v3's yellow-50 is #FEFCE8. It is a pale grayish yellow in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.987, chroma 0.026 and hue 102.2°. The nearest CSS named color is ivory (#FFFFF0), ΔE2000 2.0 away.

Relative luminance
0.9652
OKLCH L · C · h
0.987 · 0.026 · 102.2
Best text
Black 20.30:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#FEFCE8 color codes

HEX
#FEFCE8
RGB
rgb(254, 252, 232)
HSL
hsl(55, 92%, 95%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.987 0.026 102.2)
OKLab
oklab(0.987 -0.006 0.026)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 98.64, a* -2.69, b* 9.81
XYZ (D65)
X 90.25, Y 96.52, Z 90.20
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 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 #FEFCE8 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 20.30:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.03:1.

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

    20.30:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +103

  • White text on it

    1.03:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.03:1

  • As text on black

    20.30:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −105

  • As text on white

    1.03:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.03:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #797766 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.99 to 0.57 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FEFCE8 20.30:1

    It already reaches 20.30:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FEFCE8 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 #FEFCE8

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FEFCE8 sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#FEFCE8
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.30
  2. 100#EEECDC
    White
    1.18
    Black
    17.66
  3. 200#DAD8C7
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.62
  4. 300#C0BFAD
    White
    1.85
    Black
    11.29
  5. 400#A4A290
    White
    2.57
    Black
    8.14
  6. 500#898775
    White
    3.62
    Black
    5.78
  7. 600#71705E
    White
    5.02
    Black
    4.18
  8. 700#5B5949
    White
    7.07
    Black
    2.96
  9. 800#424032
    White
    10.44
    Black
    2.01
  10. 900#2B291D
    White
    14.60
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#18160C
    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. 50This color#FEFCE8
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.30
  2. 100#FEF9C3
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.55
  3. 200#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 #FEFCE8 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.034; #FEFCE8 uses 77% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.038 there: 12% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.026
sRGB edge
0.034
Display P3 edge
0.038
Rec. 2020 edge
0.064
Dominant wavelength
572 nm
Excitation purity
9%
Chromaticity
x 0.3258, y 0.3485
  • This color#FEFCE8
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFFCE2
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.987 0.038 102.2)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fefce8;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.9906 0.8866); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FEFCE8

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%#FFFEF4
  • OKLab50%#FEFEF4
  • OKLCH50%#FEFEF4

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F7E74
  • OKLab50%#636259
  • OKLCH50%#636259

Its complement #FAFAFF

  • sRGB50%#FCFBF4
  • OKLab50%#FCFBF4
  • OKLCH50%#FFF9F9
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fefce8, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fefce8 50%, white);

In use

#FEFCE8 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, 4.5:120.30:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.03:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.03:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.03:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #797766 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:120.30:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:118.11:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:118.11:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:118.11:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FEFCE8 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 8.6; deuteranopia changes it least, 0.7.

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

    #FFFAE7 ΔE2000 1.5

    Very close

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #FFFCE9 ΔE2000 0.7

    Imperceptible

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFF9F6 ΔE2000 8.4

    Noticeable

    Reads as white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #FBFBFB ΔE2000 8.6

    Noticeable

    Reads as white

Pairing check

A near-neutral has no complementary hue to pair with, so tell it apart from neighboring grays by lightness contrast alone.

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FEFCE8

Its complement is #FAFAFF, a near-white.

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

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FEFCE8
  • Complement#FAFAFF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFFAF4
  • Base#FEFCE8
  • +30°#F4FFED

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FEFCE8
  • +120°#F5FCFF
  • +240°#FFF9FC

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FEFCE8
  • +150°#F8FBFF
  • +210°#FDF9FF

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-50: #fefce8;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as yellow-50;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        yellow: { 50: '#fefce8' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own yellow-50; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-yellow-50: oklch(0.987 0.026 102.2);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "yellow-50": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9961, 0.9882, 0.9098],
        "hex": "#fefce8"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 yellow-50"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let yellow50 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.996, green: 0.988, blue: 0.910, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Yellow50 = Color(0xFFFEFCE8)
}

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 #FEFCE8 in the tools

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