#F0E162#F0E162
#F0E162 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.733; OKLCH L 89.8% C 0.147 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E162 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 225, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 83%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 59%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 59.2%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.57, -10.07, 62.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.57, 63.27, 99.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.8% -0.0321 0.1437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.8% 0.147 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0674, 73.2600, 22.2661) |
| Luminance | 0.7326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.31
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.89
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.18
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.75
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E162 #6271F0
analogous
#F09A62 #F0E162 #B8F062
triadic
#F0E162 #62F0E1 #E162F0
tetradic
#F0E162 #62F09A #6271F0 #F062B8
square
#F0E162 #62F09A #6271F0 #F062B8
split-complementary
#F0E162 #62B8F0 #9A62F0
monochromatic
#C5B213 #EBD62A #F0E162 #F5EC9A #FBF6D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#F0E162 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.65
#F0E162 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E162
15.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E162 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E162 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.65 | 15.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DA54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E169
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e162; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 225, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.8% 0.147 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ea93',
500: '#f0e162',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e162; $custom-light: #f8ea93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e162",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 225,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.662,
"s": 82.558,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89802,
"c": 0.14724,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.73258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E162
secondary
#3443C2
accent
#1DDF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F