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#fde59a color: Lemon Delicious

#fde59a is rgb(253, 229, 154) in RGB and oklch(92.481% 0.09739 92.382) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

92.5%
0.097
92°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • 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 #fde59a

#fde59a is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 92.5% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 92°.

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 Lemon Delicious (#fce699). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #fde59a mixed with white

  1. fde59a
  2. fde8a5
  3. fdeab0
  4. feedba
  5. fef0c4
  6. fef2ce
  7. fef5d8
  8. fef8e2
  9. fffaec
  10. fffdf5

Darker: #fde59a mixed with black

  1. fde59a
  2. dcc785
  3. bcaa71
  4. 9d8e5e
  5. 7f724b
  6. 625839
  7. 473f27
  8. 2d2817
  9. 161209
  10. 030301

Calmer: #fde59a with less saturation

  1. fde59a
  2. fbe5a3
  3. f8e5ab
  4. f6e6b3
  5. f4e6ba
  6. f1e6c2
  7. efe6c9
  8. ede6d1
  9. ebe6d8
  10. e8e6df

Questions about #fde59a

What color is #fde59a?

#fde59a is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Lemon Delicious. In RGB it is rgb(253, 229, 154), in HSL hsl(45.45, 96.12%, 79.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(92.481% 0.09739 92.382).

What colors go well with #fde59a?

The complementary color of #fde59a is #d9e5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffdbb1 and #daf1a8. The triadic partners are #95f8ff and #ffd0ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fde59a?

Black text reads better on #fde59a: 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 #fde59a a warm or cool color?

#fde59a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 92.5% and its chroma 0.097.