#F0E16C#F0E16C
#F0E16C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.735; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.139 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 225, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 81%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 55%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.67, -9.35, 58.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.67, 58.89, 99.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.91% -0.029 0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.91% 0.139 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5693, 73.4608, 24.9099) |
| Luminance | 0.7346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.95
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.85
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.22
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.39
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.54
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E16C #6C7BF0
analogous
#F09F6C #F0E16C #BDF06C
triadic
#F0E16C #6CF0E1 #E16CF0
tetradic
#F0E16C #6CF09F #6C7BF0 #F06CBD
square
#F0E16C #6CF09F #6C7BF0 #F06CBD
split-complementary
#F0E16C #6CBDF0 #9F6CF0
monochromatic
#CDB815 #EAD634 #F0E16C #F6ECA4 #FBF8DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#F0E16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.69
#F0E16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E16C
15.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E16C | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.69 | 15.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 225, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.139 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ea99',
500: '#f0e16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e16c; $custom-light: #f7ea99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 225,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.182,
"s": 81.481,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89908,
"c": 0.13866,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.73458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E16C
secondary
#3848C8
accent
#20DE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F