#F6E17B#F6E17B
#F6E17B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.125 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E17B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 225, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 87%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 50%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 50%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.33, -5.73, 52.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.33, 52.40, 96.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.61% -0.0173 0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.61% 0.125 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5086, 74.8759, 29.5789) |
| Luminance | 0.7487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.78
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.65
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.86
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.01
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.01
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E17B #7B90F6
analogous
#F6A47B #F6E17B #CEF67B
triadic
#F6E17B #7BF6E1 #E17BF6
tetradic
#F6E17B #7BF6A4 #7B90F6 #F67BCE
square
#F6E17B #7BF6A4 #7B90F6 #F67BCE
split-complementary
#F6E17B #7BCEF6 #A47BF6
monochromatic
#E7C210 #F2D442 #F6E17B #FAEEB4 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F6E17B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.97
#F6E17B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E17B
15.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E17B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E17B | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.97 | 15.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DC72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E47F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e17b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 225, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.125 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbeaa3',
500: '#f6e17b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e17b; $custom-light: #fbeaa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e17b",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 225,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.756,
"s": 87.234,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90611,
"c": 0.12493,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.74873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E17B
secondary
#445CD2
accent
#28E402
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480