#F6E465#F6E465
#F6E465 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.147 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E465 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 228, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 89%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 59%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 58.9%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.87, -8.92, 62.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.87, 63.37, 98.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.96% -0.0289 0.1445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.96% 0.147 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1009, 76.0219, 23.3959) |
| Luminance | 0.7602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.81
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.28
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.42
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.57
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.92
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E465 #6577F6
analogous
#F69C65 #F6E465 #BFF665
triadic
#F6E465 #65F6E4 #E465F6
tetradic
#F6E465 #65F69C #6577F6 #F665BF
square
#F6E465 #65F69C #6577F6 #F665BF
split-complementary
#F6E465 #65BFF6 #9C65F6
monochromatic
#D4BB0C #F3DA2B #F6E465 #F9EE9F #FDF8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F6E465 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.20
#F6E465 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E465
16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E465 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E465 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.20 | 16.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE56C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e465; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 228, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.147 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcec95',
500: '#f6e465',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e465; $custom-light: #fcec95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e465",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 228,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.552,
"s": 88.957,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90961,
"c": 0.14739,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.76019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E465
secondary
#3044CF
accent
#1CE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F