#F0DC8A#F0DC8A
#F0DC8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.715; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.104 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0DC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 220, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 77%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 43%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 42.5%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.75, -4.18, 42.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.75, 42.91, 95.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.3% -0.0111 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.3% 0.104 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1174, 71.5489, 34.3674) |
| Luminance | 0.7155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.35
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.27
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.59
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.25
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.19
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0DC8A #8A9EF0
analogous
#F0A98A #F0DC8A #D1F08A
triadic
#F0DC8A #8AF0DC #DC8AF0
tetradic
#F0DC8A #8AF0A9 #8A9EF0 #F08AD1
square
#F0DC8A #8AF0A9 #8A9EF0 #F08AD1
split-complementary
#F0DC8A #8AD1F0 #A98AF0
monochromatic
#E2BC1E #E9CC54 #F0DC8A #F7ECC0 #FCF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#F0DC8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.31
#F0DC8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0DC8A
15.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0DC8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0DC8A | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.31 | 15.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD884
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DF8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED1C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0dc8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 220, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.104 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e6ad',
500: '#f0dc8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0dc8a; $custom-light: #f6e6ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0dc8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 220,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.235,
"s": 77.273,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89299,
"c": 0.10447,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.71547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0DC8A
secondary
#536ACC
accent
#34DA0C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481