#F8E76A#F8E76A
#F8E76A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.146 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E76A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 231, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 91%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 57%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 57.3%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.85, -9.26, 61.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.85, 62.39, 98.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.79% -0.0294 0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.79% 0.146 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8913, 78.1516, 25.0361) |
| Luminance | 0.7815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.56
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.09
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.49
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.78
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.10
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E76A #6A7BF8
analogous
#F8A06A #F8E76A #C2F86A
triadic
#F8E76A #6AF8E7 #E76AF8
tetradic
#F8E76A #6AF8A0 #6A7BF8 #F86AC2
square
#F8E76A #6AF8A0 #6A7BF8 #F86AC2
split-complementary
#F8E76A #6AC2F8 #A06AF8
monochromatic
#DDC40A #F5DE30 #F8E76A #FBF0A4 #FDFADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F8E76A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#F8E76A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E76A
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E76A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E76A | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE15D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e76a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 231, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.146 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdee99',
500: '#f8e76a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e76a; $custom-light: #fdee99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e76a",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 231,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.817,
"s": 91.026,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91793,
"c": 0.14584,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.78149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E76A
secondary
#3447D2
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F