#F0E474#F0E474
#F0E474 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.134 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E474 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 228, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 81%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 51.7%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.52, -10.22, 55.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.52, 56.40, 100.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.61% -0.0306 0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.61% 0.134 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.8329, 75.2752, 27.5287) |
| Luminance | 0.7527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.67
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.11
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.27
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.40
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E474 #7480F0
analogous
#F0A674 #F0E474 #BEF074
triadic
#F0E474 #74F0E4 #E474F0
tetradic
#F0E474 #74F0A6 #7480F0 #F074BE
square
#F0E474 #74F0A6 #7480F0 #F074BE
split-complementary
#F0E474 #74BEF0 #A674F0
monochromatic
#D3C117 #EAD93D #F0E474 #F6EFAB #FCF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F0E474 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.05
#F0E474 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E474
16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E474 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E474 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.05 | 16.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DE6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E479
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e474; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 228, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.134 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ec9f',
500: '#f0e474',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e474; $custom-light: #f7ec9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e474",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 228,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.194,
"s": 80.519,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90614,
"c": 0.13416,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.75273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E474
secondary
#3F4CC9
accent
#1DDD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160F
muted
#858480