#F3E481#F3E481
#F3E481 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.121 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 228, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 83%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 47%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 46.9%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.92, -7.89, 49.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.92, 50.49, 98.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.04% -0.0228 0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.04% 0.121 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.6698, 76.1287, 31.8417) |
| Luminance | 0.7613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.97
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.66
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.67
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.10
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E481 #8190F3
analogous
#F3AB81 #F3E481 #C9F381
triadic
#F3E481 #81F3E4 #E481F3
tetradic
#F3E481 #81F3AB #8190F3 #F381C9
square
#F3E481 #81F3AB #8190F3 #F381C9
split-complementary
#F3E481 #81C9F3 #AB81F3
monochromatic
#E4C916 #EED849 #F3E481 #F8F0B9 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F3E481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#F3E481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E481
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E481 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DF79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E585
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 228, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.121 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eca7',
500: '#f3e481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e481; $custom-light: #f9eca7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e481",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 228,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.105,
"s": 82.609,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91037,
"c": 0.12149,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.76126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E481
secondary
#4A5BCF
accent
#23DF06
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868480