Color specimenNo. 16639626

#FDE68A

Vivid Light Amber

A deterministic reference card for #FDE68A. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB
253, 230, 138
HSL
48°, 97%, 77%
Text
Black on top

Tailwind CSS · amber

tailwind · amber 200

The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-amber-200, text-amber-200, and friends all reference this hex value.

Scale context · amber

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Class name
amber-200
Hex
#FDE68A
Closest CSS named color
khaki
Full color breakdown
/color/fde68a

Developer snippets

Copy-ready code

Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.

Conversions

Same color, seven encodings

Nearest matches

Closest in other design systems

Accessibility

Contrast against white & black

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #FDE68A as the text color.

1.25:1
AA failAAA failLarge fail

Rating · Fail

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #FDE68A as the text color.

16.86:1
AA passAAA passLarge pass

Rating · AAA

Recommendation

When using #FDE68A as a background, pair it with #000000 text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

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