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#fce68f color: Swallowtail

#fce68f is rgb(252, 230, 143) in RGB and oklch(92.415% 0.10978 95.625) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

92.4%
0.110
96°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Khaki
  • amber-200
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.25:1Hard to read
Lc -14
Black text
16.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 91

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About #fce68f

#fce68f is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 92.4% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.25:1 contrast and black text 16.85:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Swallowtail (#ffe690). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #fce68f mixed with white

  1. fce68f
  2. fce99b
  3. fdeba7
  4. fdeeb3
  5. fdf1be
  6. fdf3ca
  7. fef6d4
  8. fef8df
  9. fefaea
  10. fffdf5

Darker: #fce68f mixed with black

  1. fce68f
  2. dbc87c
  3. bbab69
  4. 9c8e57
  5. 7e7345
  6. 625934
  7. 474024
  8. 2d2815
  9. 161307
  10. 030301

Calmer: #fce68f with less saturation

  1. fce68f
  2. fae699
  3. f7e6a3
  4. f5e6ac
  5. f3e6b5
  6. f1e6bd
  7. efe6c6
  8. ece6ce
  9. eae6d6
  10. e8e6de

Questions about #fce68f

What color is #fce68f?

#fce68f is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Swallowtail. In RGB it is rgb(252, 230, 143), in HSL hsl(47.89, 94.78%, 77.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(92.415% 0.10978 95.625).

What colors go well with #fce68f?

The complementary color of #fce68f is #dbe4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffdcac and #d4f4a2. The triadic partners are #9bf6ff and #ffd0fd.

Is white or black text more readable on #fce68f?

Black text reads better on #fce68f: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and black gives 16.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fce68f a warm or cool color?

#fce68f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 92.4% and its chroma 0.11.