#F8EFA0#F8EFA0
#F8EFA0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.842; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.099 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8EFA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 239, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 86%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 35%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 35.5%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.55, -8.27, 39.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.55, 40.20, 101.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.15% -0.0216 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.15% 0.099 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.9241, 84.2294, 45.5093) |
| Luminance | 0.8423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 1.99
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.02
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.72
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.78
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.14
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8EFA0 #A0A9F8
analogous
#F8C3A0 #F8EFA0 #D5F8A0
triadic
#F8EFA0 #A0F8EF #EFA0F8
tetradic
#F8EFA0 #A0F8C3 #A0A9F8 #F8A0D5
square
#F8EFA0 #A0F8C3 #A0A9F8 #F8A0D5
split-complementary
#F8EFA0 #A0D5F8 #C3A0F8
monochromatic
#F0DC2E #F4E567 #F8EFA0 #FCF9D9 #FDFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#F8EFA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.85
#F8EFA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8EFA0
17.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8EFA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8EFA0 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.85 | 17.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDEA9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEFA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8efa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 239, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.099 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbf4bd',
500: '#f8efa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8efa0; $custom-light: #fbf4bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8efa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 239,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.864,
"s": 86.275,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94151,
"c": 0.09943,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.84228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8EFA0
secondary
#6470D9
accent
#1AE303
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181712
muted
#868582