#F0E17E#F0E17E
#F0E17E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.739; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.122 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 225, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 79%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 48%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 47.5%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.87, -7.85, 49.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.87, 50.58, 98.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.13% -0.0228 0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.13% 0.122 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.6281, 73.8843, 30.4860) |
| Luminance | 0.7388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.59
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.04
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.07
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E17E #7E8DF0
analogous
#F0A87E #F0E17E #C6F07E
triadic
#F0E17E #7EF0E1 #E17EF0
tetradic
#F0E17E #7EF0A8 #7E8DF0 #F07EC6
square
#F0E17E #7EF0A8 #7E8DF0 #F07EC6
split-complementary
#F0E17E #7EC6F0 #A87EF0
monochromatic
#DAC119 #EAD447 #F0E17E #F6EEB5 #FCF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F0E17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.78
#F0E17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E17E
15.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E17E | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.78 | 15.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DC76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E282
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 225, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.122 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7eaa5',
500: '#f0e17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e17e; $custom-light: #f7eaa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 225,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.105,
"s": 79.167,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90132,
"c": 0.12154,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.73882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E17E
secondary
#4859CA
accent
#26DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480