#F0E481#F0E481
#F0E481 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.121 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 228, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 79%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 46%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 46.3%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.67, -9.08, 49.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.67, 50.34, 100.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.78% -0.026 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.78% 0.121 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6427, 75.5991, 31.7935) |
| Luminance | 0.7560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.56
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.68
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.81
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.35
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E481 #818DF0
analogous
#F0AD81 #F0E481 #C4F081
triadic
#F0E481 #81F0E4 #E481F0
tetradic
#F0E481 #81F0AD #818DF0 #F081C4
square
#F0E481 #81F0AD #818DF0 #F081C4
split-complementary
#F0E481 #81C4F0 #AD81F0
monochromatic
#DCC71A #E9D84A #F0E481 #F7F0B8 #FCF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F0E481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.12
#F0E481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E481
16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E481 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.12 | 16.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DE79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E485
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 228, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.121 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7eca7',
500: '#f0e481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e481; $custom-light: #f7eca7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e481",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 228,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.514,
"s": 78.723,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90783,
"c": 0.12141,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.75597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E481
secondary
#4A58CB
accent
#21DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858480