#F8E487#F8E487
#F8E487 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.772; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.116 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E487 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 228, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 89%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 46%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 45.6%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.41, -5.36, 47.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.41, 47.97, 96.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.55% -0.0152 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.55% 0.116 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8299, 77.1951, 34.0861) |
| Luminance | 0.7719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.34
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.78
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.02
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.72
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.76
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E487 #879BF8
analogous
#F8AC87 #F8E487 #D3F887
triadic
#F8E487 #87F8E4 #E487F8
tetradic
#F8E487 #87F8AC #879BF8 #F887D3
square
#F8E487 #87F8AC #879BF8 #F887D3
split-complementary
#F8E487 #87D3F8 #AC87F8
monochromatic
#F1CA13 #F5D74D #F8E487 #FBF1C1 #FDF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#F8E487 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.44
#F8E487 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E487
16.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E487 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E487 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.44 | 16.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DF7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE78B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e487; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 228, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.116 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcecab',
500: '#f8e487',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e487; $custom-light: #fcecab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e487",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 228,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.381,
"s": 88.976,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91551,
"c": 0.11579,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.77193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E487
secondary
#4D66D6
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481