#F5E166#F5E166
#F5E166 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.144 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F5E166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 225, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 88%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 58.4%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.03, -7.76, 61.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.03, 61.83, 97.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.28% -0.0254 0.1417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.28% 0.144 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9822, 74.2249, 23.3664) |
| Luminance | 0.7422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.49
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.84
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.39
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.94
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.20
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F5E166 #667AF5
analogous
#F59966 #F5E166 #C2F566
triadic
#F5E166 #66F5E1 #E166F5
tetradic
#F5E166 #66F599 #667AF5 #F566C2
square
#F5E166 #66F599 #667AF5 #F566C2
split-complementary
#F5E166 #66C2F5 #9966F5
monochromatic
#D3B70E #F1D62D #F5E166 #F9EC9F #FDF8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F5E166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.84
#F5E166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F5E166
15.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F5E166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F5E166 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.84 | 15.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE36C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f5e166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(245, 225, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.144 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbea96',
500: '#f5e166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f5e166; $custom-light: #fbea96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f5e166",
"rgb": {
"r": 245,
"g": 225,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.608,
"s": 87.73,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90277,
"c": 0.14395,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.74222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F5E166
secondary
#3147CE
accent
#21E401
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F