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#fce998 color: Pale Daffodil

#fce998 is rgb(252, 233, 152) in RGB and oklch(93.153% 0.1028 96.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

93.2%
0.103
97°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Khaki
  • amber-200
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.22:1Hard to read
Lc -12
Black text
17.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 93

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About #fce998

#fce998 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 93.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.22:1 contrast and black text 17.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pale Daffodil (#fde89a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #fce998 mixed with white

  1. fce998
  2. fceba3
  3. fdeeae
  4. fdf0b9
  5. fdf2c3
  6. fdf4ce
  7. fef7d8
  8. fef9e2
  9. fefbeb
  10. fffdf5

Darker: #fce998 mixed with black

  1. fce998
  2. dbcb84
  3. bbad70
  4. 9c905c
  5. 7e744a
  6. 625a38
  7. 474127
  8. 2d2917
  9. 161308
  10. 030301

Calmer: #fce998 with less saturation

  1. fce998
  2. fae9a1
  3. f8e9aa
  4. f6e9b2
  5. f4e9ba
  6. f2e9c2
  7. f0e9ca
  8. eee9d2
  9. ece9d9
  10. eae8e1

Questions about #fce998

What color is #fce998?

#fce998 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Pale Daffodil. In RGB it is rgb(252, 233, 152), in HSL hsl(48.6, 94.34%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(93.153% 0.1028 96.553).

What colors go well with #fce998?

The complementary color of #fce998 is #dee6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffdfb1 and #d6f6aa. The triadic partners are #a5f7ff and #ffd4fd.

Is white or black text more readable on #fce998?

Black text reads better on #fce998: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and black gives 17.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fce998 a warm or cool color?

#fce998 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 93.2% and its chroma 0.103.