#F6E166#F6E166
#F6E166 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.744; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.144 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 225, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 89%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 58.5%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.11, -7.35, 61.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.11, 61.90, 96.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.36% -0.0243 0.1419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.36% 0.144 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3321, 74.4054, 23.3828) |
| Luminance | 0.7440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.58
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.63
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.15
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.97
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.03
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E166 #667BF6
analogous
#F69966 #F6E166 #C3F666
triadic
#F6E166 #66F6E1 #E166F6
tetradic
#F6E166 #66F699 #667BF6 #F666C3
square
#F6E166 #66F699 #667BF6 #F666C3
split-complementary
#F6E166 #66C3F6 #9966F6
monochromatic
#D5B80D #F3D62C #F6E166 #F9ECA0 #FDF8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F6E166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.88
#F6E166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E166
15.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E166 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.88 | 15.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE36C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 225, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.144 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcea96',
500: '#f6e166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e166; $custom-light: #fcea96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e166",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 225,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.25,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90364,
"c": 0.14398,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.74403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E166
secondary
#3148CF
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F