#F6E481#F6E481
#F6E481 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.767; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.122 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 228, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 87%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 48%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 47.6%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.17, -6.70, 50.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.17, 50.67, 97.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.29% -0.0195 0.1201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.29% 0.122 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7139, 76.6671, 31.8906) |
| Luminance | 0.7667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.50
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.57
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.45
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.61
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E481 #8193F6
analogous
#F6A981 #F6E481 #CDF681
triadic
#F6E481 #81F6E4 #E481F6
tetradic
#F6E481 #81F6A9 #8193F6 #F681CD
square
#F6E481 #81F6A9 #8193F6 #F681CD
split-complementary
#F6E481 #81CDF6 #A981F6
monochromatic
#ECCA11 #F2D848 #F6E481 #FAF0BA #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F6E481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.33
#F6E481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E481
16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E481 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.33 | 16.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DF79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE685
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 228, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.122 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbeca7',
500: '#f6e481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e481; $custom-light: #fbeca7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e481",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 228,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 86.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91294,
"c": 0.12168,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.76665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E481
secondary
#495ED2
accent
#25E302
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868480