#F5E693#F5E693
#F5E693 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.105 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F5E693 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 230, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 83%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 40%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 40%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.83, -6.34, 42.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.83, 42.72, 98.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.88% -0.0168 0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.88% 0.105 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.2209, 78.1148, 38.9241) |
| Luminance | 0.7811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.83
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.88
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.66
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.70
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.87
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F5E693 #93A2F5
analogous
#F5B593 #F5E693 #D3F593
triadic
#F5E693 #93F5E6 #E693F5
tetradic
#F5E693 #93F5B5 #93A2F5 #F593D3
square
#F5E693 #93F5B5 #93A2F5 #F593D3
split-complementary
#F5E693 #93D3F5 #B593F5
monochromatic
#EBCC23 #F0D95B #F5E693 #FAF3CB #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F5E693 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.62
#F5E693 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F5E693
16.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F5E693 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F5E693 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.62 | 16.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E18D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E796
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f5e693; /* rgb */ color: rgb(245, 230, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.105 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faedb4',
500: '#f5e693',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f5e693; $custom-light: #faedb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f5e693",
"rgb": {
"r": 245,
"g": 230,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.816,
"s": 83.051,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91878,
"c": 0.1046,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.78113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F5E693
secondary
#596CD3
accent
#27DF06
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481