#F6E175#F6E175
#F6E175 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.747; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.131 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E175 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 225, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 88%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 52%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 52.4%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.27, -6.23, 54.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.27, 55.18, 96.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.54% -0.0194 0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.54% 0.131 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1444, 74.7303, 27.6611) |
| Luminance | 0.7473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.27
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.36
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.75
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.00
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E175 #758AF6
analogous
#F6A075 #F6E175 #CAF675
triadic
#F6E175 #75F6E1 #E175F6
tetradic
#F6E175 #75F6A0 #758AF6 #F675CA
square
#F6E175 #75F6A0 #758AF6 #F675CA
split-complementary
#F6E175 #75CAF6 #A075F6
monochromatic
#E2BF0F #F2D53C #F6E175 #FAEDAE #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F6E175 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.95
#F6E175 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E175
15.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E175 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E175 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.95 | 15.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DC6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E47A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e175; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 225, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.131 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcea9f',
500: '#f6e175',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e175; $custom-light: #fcea9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e175",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 225,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.233,
"s": 87.755,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90535,
"c": 0.13066,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.74728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E175
secondary
#3E56D1
accent
#26E401
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480