#FEF08A — Tints, Shades & Color Values

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

#FEF08A is a light, vivid yellow. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class yellow-200 (e.g. bg-yellow-200, text-yellow-200). Its nearest CSS named color is khaki (#f0e68c). For readable text on a #FEF08A background, black text gives the strongest contrast (18.05:1). Because it is so light, #FEF08A 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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#FEF08A in Tailwind CSS (yellow-200)

#FEF08A ships with Tailwind CSS as yellow-200 — use it as bg-yellow-200, text-yellow-200, or border-yellow-200. It sits at step 200 of the yellow ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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

Tints of #FEF08A (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 #fef296 Copy
• 20% tint #fef3a1 Copy
• 30% tint #fef5ad Copy
• 40% tint #fef6b9 Copy
• 50% tint #fff8c5 Copy
• 60% tint #fff9d0 Copy
• 70% tint #fffbdc Copy
• 80% tint #fffce8 Copy
• 90% tint #fffef3 Copy

Shades of #FEF08A (Mixed with Black)

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

• 10% shade #e5d87c Copy
• 20% shade #cbc06e Copy
• 30% shade #b2a861 Copy
• 40% shade #989053 Copy
• 50% shade #7f7845 Copy
• 60% shade #666037 Copy
• 70% shade #4c4829 Copy
• 80% shade #33301c Copy
• 90% shade #19180e Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FEF08A 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 #FEF08A 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: #FDE68A (amber-200), #FEF3C7 (amber-100), #FCD34D (amber-300), #FFFBEB (amber-50), #FAFAF9 (stone-50), #F1C40F.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #FEF08A?

  #FEF08A is a light, vivid yellow — rgb(254, 240, 138). Its nearest CSS named color is khaki. In Tailwind CSS it is yellow-200.

• How do I make tints and shades of #FEF08A?

  Mix #FEF08A with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #FEF08A is #fef3a1 and a 20% shade is #cbc06e — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #FEF08A in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #FEF08A?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #FEF08A background at 18.05:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #FEF08A?

  yellow-200 — use it as bg-yellow-200, text-yellow-200, or border-yellow-200. 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.