#F8E56A#F8E56A
#F8E56A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.770; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.144 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E56A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 229, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 91%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 57%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 57.3%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.34, -8.26, 61.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.34, 61.68, 97.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.39% -0.0265 0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.39% 0.144 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3348, 77.0384, 24.8506) |
| Luminance | 0.7704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.07
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.17
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.20
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.51
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E56A #6A7DF8
analogous
#F89E6A #F8E56A #C4F86A
triadic
#F8E56A #6AF8E5 #E56AF8
tetradic
#F8E56A #6AF89E #6A7DF8 #F86AC4
square
#F8E56A #6AF89E #6A7DF8 #F86AC4
split-complementary
#F8E56A #6AC4F8 #9E6AF8
monochromatic
#DDC10A #F5DB30 #F8E56A #FBEFA4 #FDF9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#F8E56A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.41
#F8E56A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E56A
16.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E56A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E56A | 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)
#F8DF5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE770
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e56a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 229, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.144 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdec98',
500: '#f8e56a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e56a; $custom-light: #fdec98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e56a",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 229,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.972,
"s": 91.026,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91389,
"c": 0.14409,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.77036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E56A
secondary
#3449D2
accent
#1FE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F