#F8E186#F8E186
#F8E186 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.755; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.114 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E186 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 225, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 89%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 46%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 46%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.64, -3.94, 47.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.64, 47.36, 94.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.94% -0.0111 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.94% 0.114 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9417, 75.5308, 33.4443) |
| Luminance | 0.7553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.80
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.07
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.65
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.69
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.71
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E186 #869DF8
analogous
#F8A886 #F8E186 #D6F886
triadic
#F8E186 #86F8E1 #E186F8
tetradic
#F8E186 #86F8A8 #869DF8 #F886D6
square
#F8E186 #86F8A8 #869DF8 #F886D6
split-complementary
#F8E186 #86D6F8 #A886F8
monochromatic
#F1C412 #F5D34C #F8E186 #FBEFC0 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F8E186 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.11
#F8E186 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E186
16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E186 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E186 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.11 | 16.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DD7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E58A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e186; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 225, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.114 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fceaab',
500: '#f8e186',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e186; $custom-light: #fceaab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e186",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 225,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.895,
"s": 89.063,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90938,
"c": 0.11422,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.75528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E186
secondary
#4D68D6
accent
#2EE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481