#FDE047 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS yellow-300 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#FDE047 is a light, vivid yellow. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class yellow-300 (e.g. bg-yellow-300, text-yellow-300). Its nearest CSS named color is khaki (#f0e68c). For readable text on a #FDE047 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (15.93:1). #FDE047 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Color Values

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#FDE047 in Tailwind CSS (yellow-300)

#FDE047 ships with Tailwind CSS as yellow-300 — use it as bg-yellow-300, text-yellow-300, or border-yellow-300. It sits at step 300 of the yellow ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #FDE047 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #fde359 Copy
• 20% tint #fde66c Copy
• 30% tint #fee97e Copy
• 40% tint #feec91 Copy
• 50% tint #fef0a3 Copy
• 60% tint #fef3b5 Copy
• 70% tint #fef6c8 Copy
• 80% tint #fff9da Copy
• 90% tint #fffced Copy

Shades of #FDE047 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #e4ca40 Copy
• 20% shade #cab339 Copy
• 30% shade #b19d32 Copy
• 40% shade #98862b Copy
• 50% shade #7f7024 Copy
• 60% shade #655a1c Copy
• 70% shade #4c4315 Copy
• 80% shade #332d0e Copy
• 90% shade #191607 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FDE047 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #FDE047 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More yellow colors in the library: #FCD34D (amber-300), #FDE68A (amber-200), #F1C40F, #FFD700, #FFFF00, #FEF3C7 (amber-100).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #FDE047?

  #FDE047 is a light, vivid yellow — rgb(253, 224, 71). Its nearest CSS named color is khaki. In Tailwind CSS it is yellow-300.

• How do I make tints and shades of #FDE047?

  Mix #FDE047 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #FDE047 is #fde66c and a 20% shade is #cab339 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #FDE047 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #FDE047?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #FDE047 background at 15.93:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #FDE047?

  yellow-300 — use it as bg-yellow-300, text-yellow-300, or border-yellow-300. The full yellow 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.