Tailwind Yellow
All 11 shades with hex codes — and, for each one, whether you can actually put text on it.
yellow-700
lightest shade that passes AA for body text on white — 4.92:1
Body copy at 4.92:1
✓ yellow-700 clears 3:1 for borders and icons on white
✓ yellow-600 is the darkest that passes AA on black
Every shade links to its full contrast report on white.
Shades, hex codes and contrast
| Shade | Hex | On white | On black | APCA Lc | Body text on white |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yellow-50 |
#FEFCE8 |
1.03:1 | 20.30:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
yellow-100 |
#FEF9C3 |
1.07:1 | 19.55:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
yellow-200 |
#FEF08A |
1.16:1 | 18.05:1 | 0 | ✕ fails |
yellow-300 |
#FDE047 |
1.32:1 | 15.93:1 | 15 | ✕ fails |
yellow-400 |
#FACC15 |
1.53:1 | 13.71:1 | 23 | ✕ fails |
yellow-500 |
#EAB308 |
1.92:1 | 10.95:1 | 35 | ✕ fails |
yellow-600 |
#CA8A04 |
2.94:1 | 7.15:1 | 53 | ✕ fails |
yellow-700 |
#A16207 |
4.92:1 | 4.27:1 | 71 | ✓ AA |
yellow-800 |
#854D0E |
6.85:1 | 3.07:1 | 80 | ✓ AA |
yellow-900 |
#713F12 |
8.67:1 | 2.42:1 | 86 | ✓ AAA |
yellow-950 |
#422006 |
14.57:1 | 1.44:1 | 98 | ✓ AAA |
How to read this
- 4.5:1 is the WCAG 2.2 minimum for body text (1.4.3). 7:1 is AAA.
- 3:1 is the minimum for large text and for non-text things you have to see — borders, icons, focus rings (1.4.11).
- APCA Lc is a perceptual model that weights dark-on-light differently from light-on-dark. It disagrees with the ratio often enough to be worth reading; Lc 60 is roughly body-text territory, Lc 75 comfortable.
- Tailwind's yellow sits closest to the colour name Saffron at its 500 stop.
Other Tailwind colours
Slate
#64748B
Gray
#6B7280
Zinc
#71717A
Neutral
#737373
Stone
#78716C
Red
#EF4444
Orange
#F97316
Amber
#F59E0B
Lime
#84CC16
Green
#22C55E
Emerald
#10B981
Teal
#14B8A6
Cyan
#06B6D4
Sky
#0EA5E9
Blue
#3B82F6
Indigo
#6366F1
Violet
#8B5CF6
Purple
#A855F7
Fuchsia
#D946EF
Pink
#EC4899
Rose
#F43F5E
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