#F3E488#F3E488
#F3E488 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.763; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.114 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E488 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 228, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 82%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 44%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 44%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.01, -7.23, 46.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.01, 47.15, 98.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.14% -0.0202 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.14% 0.114 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1511, 76.3213, 34.3766) |
| Luminance | 0.7632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.01
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.28
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.15
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.28
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E488 #8897F3
analogous
#F3AF88 #F3E488 #CDF388
triadic
#F3E488 #88F3E4 #E488F3
tetradic
#F3E488 #88F3AF #8897F3 #F388CD
square
#F3E488 #88F3AF #8897F3 #F388CD
split-complementary
#F3E488 #88CDF3 #AF88F3
monochromatic
#E8CB19 #EDD750 #F3E488 #F9F1C0 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F3E488 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.26
#F3E488 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E488
16.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E488 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E488 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.26 | 16.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DF81
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E58C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e488; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 228, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.114 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ecac',
500: '#f3e488',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e488; $custom-light: #f9ecac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e488",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 228,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.589,
"s": 81.679,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91137,
"c": 0.11429,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.76319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E488
secondary
#5062CF
accent
#26DE07
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481