#F0E689#F0E689
#F0E689 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.769; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.115 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0E689 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 230, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 77%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 43%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 42.9%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.29, -9.31, 46.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.29, 47.32, 101.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.3% -0.026 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.3% 0.115 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7488, 76.9270, 34.8890) |
| Luminance | 0.7692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 0.47
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.02
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.54
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.23
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.55
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0E689 #8993F0
analogous
#F0B389 #F0E689 #C7F089
triadic
#F0E689 #89F0E6 #E689F0
tetradic
#F0E689 #89F0B3 #8993F0 #F089C7
square
#F0E689 #89F0B3 #8993F0 #F089C7
split-complementary
#F0E689 #89C7F0 #B389F0
monochromatic
#E2CF1D #E9DA53 #F0E689 #F7F2BF #FCF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#F0E689 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.38
#F0E689 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0E689
16.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0E689 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0E689 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.38 | 16.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E082
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E68D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEDBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0e689; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 230, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.115 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6edad',
500: '#f0e689',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0e689; $custom-light: #f6edad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0e689",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 230,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.175,
"s": 77.444,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91304,
"c": 0.11512,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.76925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0E689
secondary
#525DCC
accent
#20DA0C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481