#F8E276#F8E276
#F8E276 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.131 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E276 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 226, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 90%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 52%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 52.4%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.70, -5.85, 54.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.70, 55.23, 96.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.92% -0.0183 0.1295) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.92% 0.131 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1801, 75.6599, 28.0958) |
| Luminance | 0.7566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.91
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.54
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.14
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E276 #768CF8
analogous
#F8A176 #F8E276 #CDF876
triadic
#F8E276 #76F8E2 #E276F8
tetradic
#F8E276 #76F8A1 #768CF8 #F876CD
square
#F8E276 #76F8A1 #768CF8 #F876CD
split-complementary
#F8E276 #76CDF8 #A176F8
monochromatic
#E8C30C #F5D63C #F8E276 #FBEEB0 #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F8E276 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.13
#F8E276 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E276
16.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E276 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E276 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.13 | 16.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE57B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e276; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 226, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.131 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdeaa0',
500: '#f8e276',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e276; $custom-light: #fdeaa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e276",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 226,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.846,
"s": 90.278,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90923,
"c": 0.13075,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.75657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E276
secondary
#3F58D4
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480