#F5E46E#F5E46E
#F5E46E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.140 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F5E46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 228, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 87%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 55.1%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.87, -8.68, 58.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.87, 59.37, 98.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.97% -0.0271 0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.97% 0.14 101.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.2164, 76.0276, 25.8303) |
| Luminance | 0.7602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.18
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.25
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.68
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.91
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.97
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F5E46E #6E7FF5
analogous
#F5A06E #F5E46E #C3F56E
triadic
#F5E46E #6EF5E4 #E46EF5
tetradic
#F5E46E #6EF5A0 #6E7FF5 #F56EC3
square
#F5E46E #6EF5A0 #6E7FF5 #F56EC3
split-complementary
#F5E46E #6EC3F5 #A06EF5
monochromatic
#DAC00F #F1D935 #F5E46E #F9EFA7 #FDF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F5E46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.20
#F5E46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F5E46E
16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F5E46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F5E46E | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.20 | 16.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE574
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f5e46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(245, 228, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.140 101.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbec9b',
500: '#f5e46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f5e46e; $custom-light: #fbec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f5e46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 245,
"g": 228,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.444,
"s": 87.097,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90971,
"c": 0.13965,
"h": 101.2
},
"luminance": 0.76025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F5E46E
secondary
#384BCF
accent
#1EE402
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F