#F3E471#F3E471
#F3E471 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.137 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E471 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 228, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 84%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 53%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 53.5%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.74, -9.25, 57.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.74, 57.91, 99.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.83% -0.0283 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.83% 0.137 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6884, 75.7362, 26.6726) |
| Luminance | 0.7573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.29
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.56
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.10
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.27
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.43
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E471 #7180F3
analogous
#F3A371 #F3E471 #C1F371
triadic
#F3E471 #71F3E4 #E471F3
tetradic
#F3E471 #71F3A3 #7180F3 #F371C1
square
#F3E471 #71F3A3 #7180F3 #F371C1
split-complementary
#F3E471 #71C1F3 #A371F3
monochromatic
#D7C112 #EED939 #F3E471 #F8EFA9 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F3E471 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.15
#F3E471 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E471
16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E471 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E471 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.15 | 16.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE576
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e471; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 228, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.137 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ec9d',
500: '#f3e471',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e471; $custom-light: #f9ec9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e471",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 228,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.077,
"s": 84.416,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90834,
"c": 0.13692,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.75734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E471
secondary
#3B4CCD
accent
#1EE105
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F