#F3E759#F3E759
#F3E759 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.769; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.160 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E759 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 231, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 87%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 63%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 63.4%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.29, -12.40, 68.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.29, 69.28, 100.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.2% -0.0399 0.1545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.2% 0.16 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3438, 76.9302, 20.7509) |
| Luminance | 0.7693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.66
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.75
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.90
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.99
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.34
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E759 #5965F3
analogous
#F39A59 #F3E759 #B2F359
triadic
#F3E759 #59F3E7 #E759F3
tetradic
#F3E759 #59F39A #5965F3 #F359B2
square
#F3E759 #59F39A #5965F3 #F359B2
split-complementary
#F3E759 #59B2F3 #9A59F3
monochromatic
#C3B50E #EFDF20 #F3E759 #F7EF92 #FBF8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#F3E759 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.39
#F3E759 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E759
16.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E759 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E759 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.39 | 16.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FADF47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e759; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 231, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.160 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faee8e',
500: '#f3e759',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e759; $custom-light: #faee8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e759",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 231,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.325,
"s": 86.517,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91203,
"c": 0.15955,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.76928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E759
secondary
#2F3BC1
accent
#14E302
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F