#F5E997#F5E997
#F5E997 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.103 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F5E997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 233, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 82%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 38%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 38.4%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.65, -7.42, 41.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.65, 41.98, 100.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.55% -0.0196 0.1013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.55% 0.103 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.3823, 79.9267, 40.8867) |
| Luminance | 0.7993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.66
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.31
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.90
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.27
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.09
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F5E997 #97A3F5
analogous
#F5BA97 #F5E997 #D2F597
triadic
#F5E997 #97F5E9 #E997F5
tetradic
#F5E997 #97F5BA #97A3F5 #F597D2
square
#F5E997 #97F5BA #97A3F5 #F597D2
split-complementary
#F5E997 #97D2F5 #BA97F5
monochromatic
#EAD127 #F0DD5F #F5E997 #FAF5CF #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F5E997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#F5E997 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F5E997
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F5E997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F5E997 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E491
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE99A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDED4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f5e997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(245, 233, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.103 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faefb6',
500: '#f5e997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f5e997; $custom-light: #faefb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f5e997",
"rgb": {
"r": 245,
"g": 233,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.34,
"s": 82.456,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92546,
"c": 0.10316,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.79925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F5E997
secondary
#5D6CD3
accent
#22DF07
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581