#F6E562#F6E562
#F6E562 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.765; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.151 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F6E562 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(246, 229, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 89%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 60%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 60.2%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.10, -9.62, 64.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.10, 65.00, 98.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.13% -0.0312 0.1474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.13% 0.151 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.2325, 76.5160, 22.7278) |
| Luminance | 0.7651 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.98
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.18
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.20
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.80
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.33
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F6E562 #6273F6
analogous
#F69B62 #F6E562 #BDF662
triadic
#F6E562 #62F6E5 #E562F6
tetradic
#F6E562 #62F69B #6273F6 #F662BD
square
#F6E562 #62F69B #6273F6 #F662BD
split-complementary
#F6E562 #62BDF6 #9B62F6
monochromatic
#D2BB0C #F3DB28 #F6E562 #F9EF9C #FDF8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F6E562 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.30
#F6E562 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F6E562
16.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F6E562 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F6E562 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.30 | 16.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DE53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE669
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f6e562; /* rgb */ color: rgb(246, 229, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.151 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcec93',
500: '#f6e562',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f6e562; $custom-light: #fcec93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f6e562",
"rgb": {
"r": 246,
"g": 229,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.108,
"s": 89.157,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91134,
"c": 0.1507,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.76513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F6E562
secondary
#2F41CD
accent
#1AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F