#F8E16E#F8E16E
#F8E16E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.137 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 225, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 91%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 56%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 55.6%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -5.97, 58.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 58.51, 95.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.63% -0.0195 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.63% 0.137 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4536, 74.9355, 25.6071) |
| Luminance | 0.7493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.37
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.45
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.19
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.53
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.92
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E16E #6E85F8
analogous
#F89C6E #F8E16E #CAF86E
triadic
#F8E16E #6EF8E1 #E16EF8
tetradic
#F8E16E #6EF89C #6E85F8 #F86ECA
square
#F8E16E #6EF89C #6E85F8 #F86ECA
split-complementary
#F8E16E #6ECAF8 #9C6EF8
monochromatic
#E1BD0B #F5D534 #F8E16E #FBEDA8 #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F8E16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#F8E16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E16E
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E16E | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DC63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE473
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 225, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.137 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdea9b',
500: '#f8e16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e16e; $custom-light: #fdea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 225,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 90.789,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90628,
"c": 0.1372,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.74933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E16E
secondary
#3851D3
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F