#F0C74E#F0C74E
#F0C74E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.4% C 0.143 H 90.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0C74E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 199, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 84%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 68%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 67.5%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, 1.91, 63.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 63.70, 88.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.39% 0 0.1434) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.39% 0.143 90) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.7368, 59.9256, 15.7320) |
| Luminance | 0.5992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.44
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.59
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 4.82
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 4.85
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0C74E #4E77F0
analogous
#F0764E #F0C74E #C8F04E
triadic
#F0C74E #4EF0C7 #C74EF0
tetradic
#F0C74E #4EF076 #4E77F0 #F04EC8
square
#F0C74E #4EF076 #4E77F0 #F04EC8
split-complementary
#F0C74E #4EC8F0 #764EF0
monochromatic
#B48B0F #EBB516 #F0C74E #F5D986 #FAEBBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#F0C74E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.98
#F0C74E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0C74E
12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0C74E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0C74E | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.98 | 12.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC53F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D054
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0c74e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 199, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.4% 0.143 90.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9d785',
500: '#f0c74e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0c74e; $custom-light: #f9d785; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0c74e",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 199,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.815,
"s": 84.375,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84387,
"c": 0.14336,
"h": 90
},
"luminance": 0.59922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0C74E
secondary
#2E50B4
accent
#3CE105
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#18140B
muted
#86837E