#F5E36E#F5E36E
#F5E36E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.755; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.139 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F5E36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 227, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 87%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 55.1%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.62, -8.18, 58.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.62, 59.00, 97.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.77% -0.0257 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.77% 0.139 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9421, 75.4790, 25.7389) |
| Luminance | 0.7548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.16
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.44
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.45
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.66
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.27
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F5E36E #6E80F5
analogous
#F5A06E #F5E36E #C4F56E
triadic
#F5E36E #6EF5E3 #E36EF5
tetradic
#F5E36E #6EF5A0 #6E80F5 #F56EC4
square
#F5E36E #6EF5A0 #6E80F5 #F56EC4
split-complementary
#F5E36E #6EC4F5 #A06EF5
monochromatic
#DABF0F #F1D835 #F5E36E #F9EEA7 #FDF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F5E36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.10
#F5E36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F5E36E
16.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F5E36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F5E36E | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.10 | 16.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE574
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f5e36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(245, 227, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.139 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbeb9b',
500: '#f5e36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f5e36e; $custom-light: #fbeb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f5e36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 245,
"g": 227,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52,
"s": 87.097,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90768,
"c": 0.13875,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.75476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F5E36E
secondary
#384CCF
accent
#20E402
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F