#F8E482#F8E482
#F8E482 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.771; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.121 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E482 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 228, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 89%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 48%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 47.6%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.35, -5.82, 50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.35, 50.34, 96.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.48% -0.017 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.48% 0.121 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.4861, 77.0575, 32.2755) |
| Luminance | 0.7705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.28
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.97
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.09
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.18
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.65
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E482 #8296F8
analogous
#F8A982 #F8E482 #D1F882
triadic
#F8E482 #82F8E4 #E482F8
tetradic
#F8E482 #82F8A9 #8296F8 #F882D1
square
#F8E482 #82F8A9 #8296F8 #F882D1
split-complementary
#F8E482 #82D1F8 #A982F8
monochromatic
#F2CB0E #F5D748 #F8E482 #FBF1BC #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#F8E482 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.41
#F8E482 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E482
16.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E482 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E482 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.41 | 16.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DF7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE786
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e482; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 228, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.121 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fceca8',
500: '#f8e482',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e482; $custom-light: #fceca8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e482",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 228,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.831,
"s": 89.394,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91481,
"c": 0.12086,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.77055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E482
secondary
#4961D5
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481