#F8EF97#F8EF97
#F8EF97 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.839; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.109 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8EF97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 239, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 87%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 39%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 39.1%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.42, -9.25, 43.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.42, 44.60, 101.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94% -0.025 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94% 0.109 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.1651, 83.9258, 41.5119) |
| Luminance | 0.8392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.25
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.45
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.98
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.77
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.12
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8EF97 #97A0F8
analogous
#F8BE97 #F8EF97 #D0F897
triadic
#F8EF97 #97F8EF #EF97F8
tetradic
#F8EF97 #97F8BE #97A0F8 #F897D0
square
#F8EF97 #97F8BE #97A0F8 #F897D0
split-complementary
#F8EF97 #97D0F8 #BE97F8
monochromatic
#F0DD24 #F4E65E #F8EF97 #FCF8D0 #FDFBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#F8EF97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.78
#F8EF97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8EF97
17.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8EF97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8EF97 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.78 | 17.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE990
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8ef97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 239, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.109 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcf4b6',
500: '#f8ef97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8ef97; $custom-light: #fcf4b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8ef97",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 239,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.433,
"s": 87.387,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94004,
"c": 0.10945,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.83924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8EF97
secondary
#5C67D8
accent
#17E402
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181711
muted
#868581