#F0CD5C#F0CD5C
#F0CD5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.630; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.136 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0CD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 205, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 83%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 62%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 61.7%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.42, -0.34, 59.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.42, 59.40, 90.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.71% -0.0049 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.71% 0.136 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7011, 62.9638, 19.1318) |
| Luminance | 0.6296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.44
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.91
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.81
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.92
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0CD5C #5C7FF0
analogous
#F0835C #F0CD5C #C9F05C
triadic
#F0CD5C #5CF0CD #CD5CF0
tetradic
#F0CD5C #5CF083 #5C7FF0 #F05CC9
square
#F0CD5C #5CF083 #5C7FF0 #F05CC9
split-complementary
#F0CD5C #5CC9F0 #835CF0
monochromatic
#C09712 #EBBC24 #F0CD5C #F5DE94 #FAEFCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#F0CD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.59
#F0CD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0CD5C
13.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0CD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0CD5C | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.59 | 13.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD461
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0cd5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 205, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.136 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8db8e',
500: '#f0cd5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0cd5c; $custom-light: #f8db8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0cd5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 205,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.811,
"s": 83.146,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85707,
"c": 0.13647,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.62961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0CD5C
secondary
#3253BE
accent
#39E006
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F