#F0E16F#F0E16F
#F0E16F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.735; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.136 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E16F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 225, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 81%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 53.8%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.70, -9.12, 56.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.70, 57.54, 99.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.94% -0.028 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.94% 0.136 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.7318, 73.5257, 25.7653) |
| Luminance | 0.7352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.25
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.94
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.32
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.52
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.54
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E16F #6F7EF0
analogous
#F0A16F #F0E16F #BFF06F
triadic
#F0E16F #6FF0E1 #E16FF0
tetradic
#F0E16F #6FF0A1 #6F7EF0 #F06FBF
square
#F0E16F #6FF0A1 #6F7EF0 #F06FBF
split-complementary
#F0E16F #6FBFF0 #A16FF0
monochromatic
#CFB916 #EAD538 #F0E16F #F6EDA6 #FCF8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#F0E16F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.70
#F0E16F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E16F
15.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E16F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E16F | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.70 | 15.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E274
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e16f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 225, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.136 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ea9b',
500: '#f0e16f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e16f; $custom-light: #f7ea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e16f",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 225,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.023,
"s": 81.132,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89943,
"c": 0.13595,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.73523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E16F
secondary
#3A4BC9
accent
#21DD08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F