#F3E46F#F3E46F
#F3E46F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.139 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E46F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 228, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 85%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 54.3%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.72, -9.41, 58.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.72, 58.81, 99.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.81% -0.029 0.1357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.81% 0.139 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5770, 75.6916, 26.0861) |
| Luminance | 0.7569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.22
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.40
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.93
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.21
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E46F #6F7EF3
analogous
#F3A26F #F3E46F #C0F36F
triadic
#F3E46F #6FF3E4 #E46FF3
tetradic
#F3E46F #6FF3A2 #6F7EF3 #F36FC0
square
#F3E46F #6FF3A2 #6F7EF3 #F36FC0
split-complementary
#F3E46F #6FC0F3 #A26FF3
monochromatic
#D6C012 #EED937 #F3E46F #F8EFA7 #FCF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F3E46F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.14
#F3E46F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E46F
16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E46F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E46F | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.14 | 16.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE575
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e46f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 228, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.139 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faec9b',
500: '#f3e46f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e46f; $custom-light: #faec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e46f",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 228,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.182,
"s": 84.615,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9081,
"c": 0.13873,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.75689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E46F
secondary
#3A4ACC
accent
#1DE104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F