#F8E46C#F8E46C
#F8E46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.765; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.141 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 228, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 56.5%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.10, -7.62, 59.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.10, 60.44, 97.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.21% -0.0245 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.21% 0.141 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1641, 76.5287, 25.3128) |
| Luminance | 0.7653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.90
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.16
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.24
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.18
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E46C #6C80F8
analogous
#F89E6C #F8E46C #C6F86C
triadic
#F8E46C #6CF8E4 #E46CF8
tetradic
#F8E46C #6CF89E #6C80F8 #F86CC6
square
#F8E46C #6CF89E #6C80F8 #F86CC6
split-complementary
#F8E46C #6CC6F8 #9E6CF8
monochromatic
#DFC10B #F5D932 #F8E46C #FBEFA6 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F8E46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.31
#F8E46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E46C
16.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E46C | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.31 | 16.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE672
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 228, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.141 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdec9a',
500: '#f8e46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e46c; $custom-light: #fdec9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 228,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 90.909,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91209,
"c": 0.14149,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.76526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E46C
secondary
#364CD2
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F