#F6E16C#F6E16C
#F6E16C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.745; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.139 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 225, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 88%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 56.1%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.17, -6.92, 58.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.17, 59.26, 96.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.43% -0.0224 0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.43% 0.139 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6405, 74.5287, 25.0070) |
| Luminance | 0.7453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.70
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.97
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.06
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.75
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E16C #6C81F6
analogous
#F69C6C #F6E16C #C6F66C
triadic
#F6E16C #6CF6E1 #E16CF6
tetradic
#F6E16C #6CF69C #6C81F6 #F66CC6
square
#F6E16C #6CF69C #6C81F6 #F66CC6
split-complementary
#F6E16C #6CC6F6 #9C6CF6
monochromatic
#DABB0D #F2D532 #F6E16C #FAEDA6 #FDF9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F6E16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.91
#F6E16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E16C
15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E16C | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.91 | 15.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DC60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE372
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 225, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.139 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcea99',
500: '#f6e16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e16c; $custom-light: #fcea99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 225,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.87,
"s": 88.462,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90429,
"c": 0.13882,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.74526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E16C
secondary
#364ED0
accent
#23E500
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F