#F3E260#F3E260
#F3E260 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.743; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.150 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E260 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 226, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 86%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 60%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 60.5%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.06, -9.48, 63.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.06, 64.63, 98.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.25% -0.0308 0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.25% 0.15 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2723, 74.2945, 21.9135) |
| Luminance | 0.7429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.33
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.73
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.75
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.76
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.36
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E260 #6071F3
analogous
#F39960 #F3E260 #BBF360
triadic
#F3E260 #60F3E2 #E260F3
tetradic
#F3E260 #60F399 #6071F3 #F360BB
square
#F3E260 #60F399 #6071F3 #F360BB
split-complementary
#F3E260 #60BBF3 #9960F3
monochromatic
#C9B40F #EFD827 #F3E260 #F7EC99 #FCF7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F3E260 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.86
#F3E260 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E260
15.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E260 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E260 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.86 | 15.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE367
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e260; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 226, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.150 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faea92',
500: '#f3e260',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e260; $custom-light: #faea92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e260",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 226,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.061,
"s": 85.965,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90245,
"c": 0.1497,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.74292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E260
secondary
#3142C6
accent
#1DE203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F