#F3E478#F3E478
#F3E478 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.759; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.130 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E478 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 228, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 84%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 51%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 50.6%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.81, -8.68, 54.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.81, 54.70, 99.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.92% -0.026 0.1278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.92% 0.13 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0977, 75.8999, 28.8287) |
| Luminance | 0.7590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.74
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.00
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.25
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.35
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.58
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E478 #7887F3
analogous
#F3A678 #F3E478 #C4F378
triadic
#F3E478 #78F3E4 #E478F3
tetradic
#F3E478 #78F3A6 #7887F3 #F378C4
square
#F3E478 #78F3A6 #7887F3 #F378C4
split-complementary
#F3E478 #78C4F3 #A678F3
monochromatic
#DDC414 #EED940 #F3E478 #F8EFB0 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F3E478 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.18
#F3E478 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E478
16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E478 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E478 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.18 | 16.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DE6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE57D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e478; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 228, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.130 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eca1',
500: '#f3e478',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e478; $custom-light: #f9eca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e478",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 228,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.683,
"s": 83.673,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90919,
"c": 0.13036,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.75898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E478
secondary
#4253CE
accent
#20E005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480