#F8E976#F8E976
#F8E976 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.795; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.137 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8E976 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 233, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 90%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 52%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 52.4%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.48, -9.34, 57.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.48, 57.77, 99.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.33% -0.0283 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.33% 0.137 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.1225, 79.5448, 28.7433) |
| Luminance | 0.7954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.39
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.61
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.41
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.42
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.53
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8E976 #7685F8
analogous
#F8A876 #F8E976 #C6F876
triadic
#F8E976 #76F8E9 #E976F8
tetradic
#F8E976 #76F8A8 #7685F8 #F876C6
square
#F8E976 #76F8A8 #7685F8 #F876C6
split-complementary
#F8E976 #76C6F8 #A876F8
monochromatic
#E8CE0C #F5E03C #F8E976 #FBF2B0 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F8E976 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.91
#F8E976 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8E976
16.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8E976 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8E976 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.91 | 16.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE36B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8e976; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 233, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.137 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdefa0',
500: '#f8e976',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8e976; $custom-light: #fdefa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8e976",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 233,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.077,
"s": 90.278,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92333,
"c": 0.137,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.79542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8E976
secondary
#3F50D4
accent
#1AE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580