#F0DB8A#F0DB8A
#F0DB8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.710; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.104 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0DB8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 219, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 77%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 43%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 42.5%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.50, -3.67, 42.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.50, 42.54, 94.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.1% -0.0096 0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.1% 0.104 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8558, 71.0256, 34.2801) |
| Luminance | 0.7102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.42
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.18
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.98
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.03
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.19
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0DB8A #8A9FF0
analogous
#F0A88A #F0DB8A #D2F08A
triadic
#F0DB8A #8AF0DB #DB8AF0
tetradic
#F0DB8A #8AF0A8 #8A9FF0 #F08AD2
square
#F0DB8A #8AF0A8 #8A9FF0 #F08AD2
split-complementary
#F0DB8A #8AD2F0 #A88AF0
monochromatic
#E2BA1E #E9CA54 #F0DB8A #F7ECC0 #FCF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#F0DB8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.20
#F0DB8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0DB8A
15.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0DB8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0DB8A | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.20 | 15.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD784
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DE8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED0C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0db8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 219, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.104 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e6ad',
500: '#f0db8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0db8a; $custom-light: #f6e6ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0db8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 219,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.647,
"s": 77.273,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89099,
"c": 0.10359,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.71023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0DB8A
secondary
#536BCC
accent
#36DA0C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481