#F3E174#F3E174
#F3E174 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.131 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E174 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 225, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 84%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 52.3%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.00, -7.51, 54.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.00, 55.43, 97.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.26% -0.023 0.1294) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.26% 0.131 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.0419, 74.1686, 27.3041) |
| Luminance | 0.7417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.72
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.87
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.87
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.20
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E174 #7486F3
analogous
#F3A174 #F3E174 #C5F374
triadic
#F3E174 #74F3E1 #E174F3
tetradic
#F3E174 #74F3A1 #7486F3 #F374C5
square
#F3E174 #74F3A1 #7486F3 #F374C5
split-complementary
#F3E174 #74C5F3 #A174F3
monochromatic
#DABE13 #EED53C #F3E174 #F8EDAC #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F3E174 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.83
#F3E174 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E174
15.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E174 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E174 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.83 | 15.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E379
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e174; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 225, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.131 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ea9f',
500: '#f3e174',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e174; $custom-light: #f9ea9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e174",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 225,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.496,
"s": 84.106,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90261,
"c": 0.1314,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.74166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E174
secondary
#3E52CD
accent
#24E105
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480