#F8E17C#F8E17C
#F8E17C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.124 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 225, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 90%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 50%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 50%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.52, -4.84, 51.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.52, 52.09, 95.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.8% -0.0147 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.8% 0.124 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2769, 75.2649, 29.9433) |
| Luminance | 0.7526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.68
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.32
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.42
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.65
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.92
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E17C #7C93F8
analogous
#F8A37C #F8E17C #D1F87C
triadic
#F8E17C #7CF8E1 #E17CF8
tetradic
#F8E17C #7CF8A3 #7C93F8 #F87CD1
square
#F8E17C #7CF8A3 #7C93F8 #F87CD1
split-complementary
#F8E17C #7CD1F8 #A37CF8
monochromatic
#EDC30D #F5D442 #F8E17C #FBEEB6 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F8E17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.05
#F8E17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E17C
16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E17C | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.05 | 16.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E480
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 225, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.124 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdeaa4',
500: '#f8e17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e17c; $custom-light: #fdeaa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 225,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.871,
"s": 89.855,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90799,
"c": 0.12419,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.75262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E17C
secondary
#445FD4
accent
#2BE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480