#F6E170#F6E170
#F6E170 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.135 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E170 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 225, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 88%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 54.5%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.21, -6.62, 57.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.21, 57.46, 96.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.48% -0.0211 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.48% 0.135 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8583, 74.6158, 26.1540) |
| Luminance | 0.7461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.93
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.99
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.45
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.69
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.77
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E170 #7085F6
analogous
#F69E70 #F6E170 #C8F670
triadic
#F6E170 #70F6E1 #E170F6
tetradic
#F6E170 #70F69E #7085F6 #F670C8
square
#F6E170 #70F69E #7085F6 #F670C8
split-complementary
#F6E170 #70C8F6 #9E70F6
monochromatic
#DEBD0E #F2D536 #F6E170 #FAEDAA #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F6E170 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.92
#F6E170 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E170
15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E170 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E170 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.92 | 15.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DC65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E475
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e170; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 225, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.135 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcea9c',
500: '#f6e170',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e170; $custom-light: #fcea9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e170",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 225,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.597,
"s": 88.158,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90475,
"c": 0.13526,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.74613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E170
secondary
#3A51D0
accent
#24E501
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F