#F8F279#F8F279
#F8F279 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.848; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.143 H 106.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F8F279 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 242, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 90%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 51%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 51.2%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.82, -13.54, 58.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.82, 59.93, 103.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.2% -0.0401 0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.2% 0.143 106.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9167, 84.8433, 30.5682) |
| Luminance | 0.8484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 0.92
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 1.82
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 2.33
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.35
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.49
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 2.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F8F279 #797FF8
analogous
#F8B279 #F8F279 #BFF879
triadic
#F8F279 #79F8F2 #F279F8
tetradic
#F8F279 #79F8B2 #797FF8 #F879BF
square
#F8F279 #79F8B2 #797FF8 #F879BF
split-complementary
#F8F279 #79BFF8 #B279F8
monochromatic
#EAE00C #F5EC3F #F8F279 #FBF8B3 #FDFCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#F8F279 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.97
#F8F279 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F8F279
17.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F8F279 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F8F279 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.97 | 17.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF07F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE5D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f8f279; /* rgb */ color: rgb(248, 242, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.143 106.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf6a3',
500: '#f8f279',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f8f279; $custom-light: #fdf6a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f8f279",
"rgb": {
"r": 248,
"g": 242,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.165,
"s": 90.071,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94199,
"c": 0.14301,
"h": 106.3
},
"luminance": 0.84841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F8F279
secondary
#4148D4
accent
#0BE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18170F
muted
#868580