#F6E275#F6E275
#F6E275 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.132 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E275 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 226, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 88%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 52.4%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.52, -6.73, 55.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.52, 55.54, 96.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.74% -0.0208 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.74% 0.132 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4155, 75.2725, 27.7514) |
| Luminance | 0.7527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.45
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.57
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.92
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.01
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E275 #7589F6
analogous
#F6A175 #F6E275 #C9F675
triadic
#F6E275 #75F6E2 #E275F6
tetradic
#F6E275 #75F6A1 #7589F6 #F675C9
square
#F6E275 #75F6A1 #7589F6 #F675C9
split-complementary
#F6E275 #75C9F6 #A175F6
monochromatic
#E2C10F #F2D63C #F6E275 #FAEEAE #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F6E275 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.05
#F6E275 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E275
16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E275 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E275 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.05 | 16.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE47A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e275; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 226, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.132 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcea9f',
500: '#f6e275',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e275; $custom-light: #fcea9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e275",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 226,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.698,
"s": 87.755,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90736,
"c": 0.13153,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.7527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E275
secondary
#3E55D1
accent
#24E401
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480