#F6E080#F6E080
#F6E080 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.745; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.119 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 224, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 87%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 48%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.14, -4.78, 49.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.14, 49.68, 95.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.48% -0.0141 0.1183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.48% 0.119 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5600, 74.4653, 31.1797) |
| Luminance | 0.7446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.34
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.29
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.18
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.26
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.53
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E080 #8096F6
analogous
#F6A580 #F6E080 #D1F680
triadic
#F6E080 #80F6E0 #E080F6
tetradic
#F6E080 #80F6A5 #8096F6 #F680D1
square
#F6E080 #80F6A5 #8096F6 #F680D1
split-complementary
#F6E080 #80D1F6 #A580F6
monochromatic
#EBC211 #F2D247 #F6E080 #FAEEB9 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F6E080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.89
#F6E080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E080
15.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E080 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.89 | 15.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DC78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E384
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 224, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.119 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbe9a6',
500: '#f6e080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e080; $custom-light: #fbe9a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e080",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 224,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.814,
"s": 86.765,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90478,
"c": 0.11914,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.74463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E080
secondary
#4862D2
accent
#2CE302
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480