#F0E465#F0E465
#F0E465 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.148 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E465 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 228, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 82%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 58%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 57.9%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.37, -11.36, 62.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.37, 63.08, 100.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.45% -0.0355 0.1432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.45% 0.148 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0298, 74.9540, 23.2988) |
| Luminance | 0.7495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.23
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.30
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.45
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.90
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.96
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E465 #6571F0
analogous
#F09F65 #F0E465 #B7F065
triadic
#F0E465 #65F0E4 #E465F0
tetradic
#F0E465 #65F09F #6571F0 #F065B7
square
#F0E465 #65F09F #6571F0 #F065B7
split-complementary
#F0E465 #65B7F0 #9F65F0
monochromatic
#C7B813 #EBDA2D #F0E465 #F5EE9D #FBF8D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F0E465 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#F0E465 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E465
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E465 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E465 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE36C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e465; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 228, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.148 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ec95',
500: '#f0e465',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e465; $custom-light: #f8ec95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e465",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 228,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.82,
"s": 82.249,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90446,
"c": 0.14751,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.74952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E465
secondary
#3541C4
accent
#19DF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F