#F3E165#F3E165
#F3E165 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.738; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.145 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E165 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 225, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 86%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 58.4%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.85, -8.64, 61.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.85, 62.14, 98.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.09% -0.0279 0.142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.09% 0.145 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2388, 73.8473, 23.0742) |
| Luminance | 0.7385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.29
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.37
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.83
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.91
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.19
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E165 #6577F3
analogous
#F39A65 #F3E165 #BEF365
triadic
#F3E165 #65F3E1 #E165F3
tetradic
#F3E165 #65F39A #6577F3 #F365BE
square
#F3E165 #65F39A #6577F3 #F365BE
split-complementary
#F3E165 #65BEF3 #9A65F3
monochromatic
#CEB610 #EFD62C #F3E165 #F7EC9E #FCF7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F3E165 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.77
#F3E165 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E165
15.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E165 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E165 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.77 | 15.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E26B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e165; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 225, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.145 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faea95',
500: '#f3e165',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e165; $custom-light: #faea95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e165",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 225,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.394,
"s": 85.542,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90092,
"c": 0.14473,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.73845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E165
secondary
#3346CA
accent
#20E203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F