#F0E080#F0E080
#F0E080 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.734; OKLCH L 90.0% C 0.119 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 224, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 79%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 47%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 46.7%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.64, -7.17, 48.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.64, 49.24, 98.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.96% -0.0206 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.96% 0.119 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4889, 73.3973, 31.0826) |
| Luminance | 0.7339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.22
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.23
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.92
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.32
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E080 #8090F0
analogous
#F0A880 #F0E080 #C8F080
triadic
#F0E080 #80F0E0 #E080F0
tetradic
#F0E080 #80F0A8 #8090F0 #F080C8
square
#F0E080 #80F0A8 #8090F0 #F080C8
split-complementary
#F0E080 #80C8F0 #A880F0
monochromatic
#DCC01A #EAD349 #F0E080 #F6EDB7 #FCF8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#F0E080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.68
#F0E080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E080
15.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E080 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.68 | 15.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DB78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E184
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 224, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.0% 0.119 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e9a6',
500: '#f0e080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e080; $custom-light: #f7e9a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e080",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 224,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 78.873,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89957,
"c": 0.11857,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.73395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E080
secondary
#4A5CCB
accent
#28DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480