#F3E162#F3E162
#F3E162 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.738; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.147 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E162 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 225, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 86%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 60%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 59.7%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.82, -8.85, 62.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.82, 63.43, 98.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.06% -0.0288 0.1444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.06% 0.147 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0945, 73.7896, 22.3142) |
| Luminance | 0.7379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.16
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.42
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.89
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.04
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.09
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E162 #6274F3
analogous
#F39962 #F3E162 #BCF362
triadic
#F3E162 #62F3E1 #E162F3
tetradic
#F3E162 #62F399 #6274F3 #F362BC
square
#F3E162 #62F399 #6274F3 #F362BC
split-complementary
#F3E162 #62BCF3 #9962F3
monochromatic
#CBB410 #EFD629 #F3E162 #F7EC9B #FCF7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F3E162 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.76
#F3E162 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E162
15.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E162 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E162 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.76 | 15.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E269
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e162; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 225, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.147 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faea93',
500: '#f3e162',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e162; $custom-light: #faea93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e162",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 225,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.552,
"s": 85.799,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90061,
"c": 0.14722,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.73787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E162
secondary
#3244C7
accent
#1FE203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F