#F8E466#F8E466
#F8E466 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.764; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.147 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E466 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 228, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 91%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 58.9%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.05, -8.04, 62.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.05, 63.07, 97.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.15% -0.0264 0.1442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.15% 0.147 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8557, 76.4054, 23.6886) |
| Luminance | 0.7640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.91
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.97
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.41
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.41
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.88
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E466 #667AF8
analogous
#F89B66 #F8E466 #C3F866
triadic
#F8E466 #66F8E4 #E466F8
tetradic
#F8E466 #66F89B #667AF8 #F866C3
square
#F8E466 #66F89B #667AF8 #F866C3
split-complementary
#F8E466 #66C3F8 #9B66F8
monochromatic
#DABD0A #F5DA2B #F8E466 #FBEEA1 #FDF9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F8E466 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.28
#F8E466 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E466
16.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E466 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E466 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.28 | 16.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE66C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e466; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 228, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.147 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feec96',
500: '#f8e466',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e466; $custom-light: #feec96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e466",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 228,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.781,
"s": 91.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91145,
"c": 0.14659,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.76403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E466
secondary
#3147D2
accent
#1FE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F