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White or black text on #f7df1e?

JavaScript yellow

Use black text. It gives 15.53:1, which passes AAA (and AA).

White text
1.35:1
fails AA
Black text
15.53:1
passes AAA (and AA)

What the thresholds mean

LevelNeedsWhite textBlack text
AA, normal text4.5:1failpass
AA, large text (18pt+/14pt bold)3:1failpass
AAA, normal text7:1failpass

If you need the other one to pass

Same hue, moved along the lightness ramp until the ratio clears AA.

The colour itself

Shade ramp

#fff5a5 #efe17c #d8c646 #bca600 #9a8000 #796200 #5a4700 #3c2c00 #211400

Paste this into your config

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  brand: {
    100: "#fff5a5",
    200: "#efe17c",
    300: "#d8c646",
    400: "#bca600",
    500: "#9a8000",
    600: "#796200",
    700: "#5a4700",
    800: "#3c2c00",
    900: "#211400",
  },
}

Text colour to pair with the 500 shade (#9a8000): black, at 5.46:1. For #f7df1e itself it is black, at 15.53:1.

Your own colours, the same way

Paste any hex and get this page for it live — ratio, verdict, ramp. Export the whole palette to CSS variables, a Tailwind config or Figma tokens when you want it in the project rather than on the screen.

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