#F0E46B#F0E46B
#F0E46B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.751; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.142 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 228, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 82%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 55.4%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.43, -10.92, 59.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.43, 60.46, 100.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.51% -0.0336 0.1383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.51% 0.142 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3346, 75.0759, 24.9039) |
| Luminance | 0.7507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.38
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.46
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.63
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.90
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.90
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E46B #6B77F0
analogous
#F0A16B #F0E46B #BAF06B
triadic
#F0E46B #6BF0E4 #E46BF0
tetradic
#F0E46B #6BF0A1 #6B77F0 #F06BBA
square
#F0E46B #6BF0A1 #6B77F0 #F06BBA
split-complementary
#F0E46B #6BBAF0 #A16BF0
monochromatic
#CCBB15 #EADA33 #F0E46B #F6EEA3 #FBF8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F0E46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.01
#F0E46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E46B
16.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E46B | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.01 | 16.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE471
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 228, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.142 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ec99',
500: '#f0e46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e46b; $custom-light: #f8ec99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 228,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.586,
"s": 81.595,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9051,
"c": 0.14235,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.75074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E46B
secondary
#3744C8
accent
#1BDE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F