#F8EA97#F8EA97
#F8EA97 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.810; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.104 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8EA97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 234, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 87%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 39%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 39.1%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.15, -6.76, 42.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.15, 42.54, 99.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93% -0.0179 0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93% 0.104 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.7215, 81.0386, 41.0308) |
| Luminance | 0.8104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.95
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.07
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.89
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.28
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8EA97 #97A5F8
analogous
#F8B997 #F8EA97 #D5F897
triadic
#F8EA97 #97F8EA #EA97F8
tetradic
#F8EA97 #97F8B9 #97A5F8 #F897D5
square
#F8EA97 #97F8B9 #97A5F8 #F897D5
split-complementary
#F8EA97 #97D5F8 #B997F8
monochromatic
#F0D324 #F4DE5E #F8EA97 #FCF6D0 #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#F8EA97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.21
#F8EA97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8EA97
17.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8EA97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8EA97 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.21 | 17.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E591
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEB9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8ea97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 234, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.104 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf0b6',
500: '#f8ea97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8ea97; $custom-light: #fcf0b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8ea97",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 234,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.34,
"s": 87.387,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92998,
"c": 0.10437,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.81036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8EA97
secondary
#5C6DD8
accent
#22E402
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581