#FDE68A color
The swatch above shows #FDE68A with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FDE68A is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the CSS named color khaki (#F0E68C).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: amber-200. That means you can write bg-amber-200 or text-amber-200 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FDE68A |
| RGB | rgb(253, 230, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 97%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 45%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 16639626 |
| CSS | color: #FDE68A; |
| Android | 0xFFFDE68A |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.902, blue: 0.541, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FDE68A | 1.25:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FDE68A | 16.86:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FDE68A
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FDE68A and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FDE68A
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FDE68A in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FDE68A; background-color: #FDE68A; }
.element { color: rgb(253 230 138); }
.element { color: hsl(48 97% 77%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-amber-200 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FDE68A;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDE68A?
#FDE68A is a light, vivid yellow. Its hue sits at 48° on the color wheel, with 97% saturation and 77% lightness.
What is #FDE68A in RGB?
#FDE68A converts to rgb(253, 230, 138) — 253 red, 230 green and 138 blue.
What is #FDE68A in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 45%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FDE68A be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.86:1 versus 1.25:1).
What is the complementary color of #FDE68A?
#8BA2FD — the hue directly opposite #FDE68A on the color wheel.