#F3E177#F3E177
#F3E177 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.129 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E177 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 225, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 84%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 51%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 51%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.04, -7.27, 53.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.04, 54.04, 97.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.3% -0.022 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.3% 0.129 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2192, 74.2395, 28.2380) |
| Luminance | 0.7424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.41
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.01
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.09
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.11
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.34
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E177 #7789F3
analogous
#F3A377 #F3E177 #C7F377
triadic
#F3E177 #77F3E1 #E177F3
tetradic
#F3E177 #77F3A3 #7789F3 #F377C7
square
#F3E177 #77F3A3 #7789F3 #F377C7
split-complementary
#F3E177 #77C7F3 #A377F3
monochromatic
#DCBF13 #EED53F #F3E177 #F8EDAF #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F3E177 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.85
#F3E177 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E177
15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E177 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E177 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.85 | 15.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DC6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E37C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e177; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 225, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.129 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eaa1',
500: '#f3e177',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e177; $custom-light: #f9eaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e177",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 225,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.29,
"s": 83.784,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90299,
"c": 0.12855,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.74237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E177
secondary
#4155CD
accent
#25E005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480