Yellow

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 19.56:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FFFF00sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(255, 255, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindyellow-300nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.07:1

Black textAAA19.56:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#52501A

#A4A31C

#FFFF00

#FFFD79

#FFFBBB

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FF8000

#FFFF00

#80FF00

Triadic

#FFFF00

#00FFFF

#FF00FF

Complement

#FFFF00

#0000FF

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-yellow: #FFFF00;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-yellow);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue103°

Lightness97 L*

Chroma96.9

Luminance0.928