#F8E069#F8E069
#F8E069 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.743; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.141 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E069 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 224, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 91%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 57.7%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.06, -5.83, 60.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.06, 60.40, 95.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.37% -0.0197 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.37% 0.141 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9195, 74.2906, 24.1238) |
| Luminance | 0.7429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.93
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.04
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.28
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E069 #6981F8
analogous
#F89969 #F8E069 #C9F869
triadic
#F8E069 #69F8E0 #E069F8
tetradic
#F8E069 #69F899 #6981F8 #F869C9
square
#F8E069 #69F899 #6981F8 #F869C9
split-complementary
#F8E069 #69C9F8 #9969F8
monochromatic
#DCB90A #F5D42F #F8E069 #FBECA3 #FDF8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F8E069 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.86
#F8E069 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E069
15.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E069 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E069 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.86 | 15.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE36F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e069; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 224, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.141 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fde998',
500: '#f8e069',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e069; $custom-light: #fde998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e069",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 224,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.93,
"s": 91.083,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90372,
"c": 0.14073,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.74288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E069
secondary
#334ED2
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F