#F3E98A#F3E98A
#F3E98A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.792; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.117 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3E98A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 233, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 81%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 43%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 43.2%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.31, -9.53, 47.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.31, 48.19, 101.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.18% -0.0267 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.18% 0.117 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.6900, 79.1695, 35.5973) |
| Luminance | 0.7917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 0.96
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.52
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.04
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.10
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.39
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3E98A #8A94F3
analogous
#F3B58A #F3E98A #C8F38A
triadic
#F3E98A #8AF3E9 #E98AF3
tetradic
#F3E98A #8AF3B5 #8A94F3 #F38AC8
square
#F3E98A #8AF3B5 #8A94F3 #F38AC8
split-complementary
#F3E98A #8AC8F3 #B58AF3
monochromatic
#E8D41B #EDDF52 #F3E98A #F9F3C2 #FCFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#F3E98A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.83
#F3E98A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3E98A
16.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3E98A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3E98A | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.83 | 16.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E382
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE98E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3e98a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 233, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.117 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9efad',
500: '#f3e98a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3e98a; $custom-light: #f9efad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3e98a",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 233,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.286,
"s": 81.395,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92178,
"c": 0.11715,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.79167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3E98A
secondary
#525ED0
accent
#1CDE08
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581