#F8E372#F8E372
#F8E372 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.135 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E372 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 227, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 54%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.91, -6.66, 57.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.91, 57.40, 96.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.08% -0.0211 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.08% 0.135 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2202, 76.1123, 26.9613) |
| Luminance | 0.7611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.89
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.95
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.72
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.78
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.87
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E372 #7287F8
analogous
#F8A072 #F8E372 #CAF872
triadic
#F8E372 #72F8E3 #E372F8
tetradic
#F8E372 #72F8A0 #7287F8 #F872CA
square
#F8E372 #72F8A0 #7287F8 #F872CA
split-complementary
#F8E372 #72CAF8 #A072F8
monochromatic
#E4C20B #F5D738 #F8E372 #FBEFAC #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F8E372 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.22
#F8E372 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E372
16.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E372 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E372 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.22 | 16.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DE67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE677
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e372; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 227, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.135 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdeb9d',
500: '#f8e372',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e372; $custom-light: #fdeb9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e372",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 227,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.597,
"s": 90.541,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91076,
"c": 0.13529,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.7611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E372
secondary
#3B53D3
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480