#FDE68A — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS amber-200 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#FDE68A is a light, vivid yellow. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class amber-200 (e.g. bg-amber-200, text-amber-200). Its nearest CSS named color is khaki (#f0e68c). For readable text on a #FDE68A background, black text gives the strongest contrast (16.86:1). Because it is so light, #FDE68A works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Color Values

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#FDE68A in Tailwind CSS (amber-200)

#FDE68A ships with Tailwind CSS as amber-200 — use it as bg-amber-200, text-amber-200, or border-amber-200. It sits at step 200 of the amber 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 #FDE68A (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 #fde996 Copy
• 20% tint #fdeba1 Copy
• 30% tint #feeead Copy
• 40% tint #fef0b9 Copy
• 50% tint #fef3c5 Copy
• 60% tint #fef5d0 Copy
• 70% tint #fef8dc Copy
• 80% tint #fffae8 Copy
• 90% tint #fffdf3 Copy

Shades of #FDE68A (Mixed with Black)

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

• 10% shade #e4cf7c Copy
• 20% shade #cab86e Copy
• 30% shade #b1a161 Copy
• 40% shade #988a53 Copy
• 50% shade #7f7345 Copy
• 60% shade #655c37 Copy
• 70% shade #4c4529 Copy
• 80% shade #332e1c Copy
• 90% shade #19170e Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FDE68A 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 #FDE68A 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: #FEF08A (yellow-200), #FEF9C3 (yellow-100), #FDE047 (yellow-300), #FEFCE8 (yellow-50), #FAFAF9 (stone-50), #FACC15 (yellow-400).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #FDE68A?

  #FDE68A is a light, vivid yellow — rgb(253, 230, 138). Its nearest CSS named color is khaki. In Tailwind CSS it is amber-200.

• How do I make tints and shades of #FDE68A?

  Mix #FDE68A with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #FDE68A is #fdeba1 and a 20% shade is #cab86e — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #FDE68A in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #FDE68A?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #FDE68A background at 16.86:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #FDE68A?

  amber-200 — use it as bg-amber-200, text-amber-200, or border-amber-200. The full amber 50–950 ramp is linked above.

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