#F5E266#F5E266
#F5E266 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.748; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.145 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F5E266 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 226, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 88%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 58.4%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.28, -8.26, 61.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.28, 62.18, 97.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.48% -0.0268 0.1423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.48% 0.145 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2533, 74.7672, 23.4568) |
| Luminance | 0.7476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.54
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.10
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.61
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.68
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F5E266 #6679F5
analogous
#F59A66 #F5E266 #C0F566
triadic
#F5E266 #66F5E2 #E266F5
tetradic
#F5E266 #66F59A #6679F5 #F566C0
square
#F5E266 #66F59A #6679F5 #F566C0
split-complementary
#F5E266 #66C0F5 #9A66F5
monochromatic
#D3B90E #F1D72D #F5E266 #F9ED9F #FDF8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F5E266 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.95
#F5E266 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F5E266
15.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F5E266 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F5E266 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.95 | 15.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE46C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f5e266; /* rgb */ color: rgb(245, 226, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.145 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbea96',
500: '#f5e266',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f5e266; $custom-light: #fbea96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f5e266",
"rgb": {
"r": 245,
"g": 226,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.028,
"s": 87.73,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90479,
"c": 0.1448,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.74764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F5E266
secondary
#3146CE
accent
#1FE401
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F