CSS named color

Khaki #F0E68C

The CSS keyword khaki is #F0E68C. It is a pale soft yellow in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.913, chroma 0.112 and hue 102.8°.

Relative luminance
0.7701
OKLCH L · C · h
0.913 · 0.112 · 102.8
Best text
Black 16.40:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#F0E68C color codes

HEX
#F0E68C
RGB
rgb(240, 230, 140)
HSL
hsl(54, 77%, 75%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.913 0.112 102.8)
OKLab
oklab(0.913 -0.025 0.109)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 90.33, a* -9.01, b* 44.98
XYZ (D65)
X 68.97, Y 77.01, Z 36.04
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 4%, 42%, 6%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #F0E68C accessible?

Black text on it reaches 16.40:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.28:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    16.40:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +89

  • White text on it

    1.28:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −15

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.28:1

  • As text on black

    16.40:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −89

  • As text on white

    1.28:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +13

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.28:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #827814 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.91 to 0.56 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #F0E68C 16.40:1

    It already reaches 16.40:1 on black, so no change is needed.

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Studio

Adjust #F0E68C live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #F0E68C

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #F0E68C sits at step 100.

  1. 50#FFF8B7
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.36
  2. 100This color#F0E68C
    White
    1.28
    Black
    16.40
  3. 200#E3DB8D
    White
    1.42
    Black
    14.78
  4. 300#CAC16E
    White
    1.84
    Black
    11.36
  5. 400#AEA44D
    White
    2.55
    Black
    8.21
  6. 500#93882C
    White
    3.62
    Black
    5.79
  7. 600#7B7107
    White
    4.99
    Black
    4.20
  8. 700#625A00
    White
    7.04
    Black
    2.98
  9. 800#484100
    White
    10.33
    Black
    2.03
  10. 900#2E2A00
    White
    14.50
    Black
    1.44
  11. 950#1A1700
    White
    18.00
    Black
    1.16

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #F0E68C can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.192; #F0E68C uses 58% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.222 there: 16% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.112
sRGB edge
0.192
Display P3 edge
0.222
Rec. 2020 edge
0.228
Dominant wavelength
572 nm
Excitation purity
45%
Chromaticity
x 0.3789, y 0.4231
  • This color#F0E68C
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FBE600
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.913 0.222 102.8)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #f0e68c;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9846 0.9043 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #F0E68C

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#F8F3C6
  • OKLab50%#F7F3C8
  • OKLCH50%#F7F3C8

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#787346
  • OKLab50%#5D5933
  • OKLCH50%#5D5933

Its complement #DEDFFF

  • sRGB50%#E7E3C6
  • OKLab50%#E6E4CA
  • OKLCH50%#FFD7D9
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #f0e68c, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #f0e68c 50%, white);

In use

#F0E68C in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.40:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.28:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.28:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.28:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #827814 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.40:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:114.63:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:114.63:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:114.63:1 Passes

Color vision

How #F0E68C looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 24.3; deuteranopia changes it least, 2.4.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #F5E085 ΔE2000 3.2

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F8E690 ΔE2000 2.4

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FDDBD0 ΔE2000 24.3

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #E3E3E3 ΔE2000 22.7

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #DEDFFF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.01:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#F0E68C · #DEDFFF39.3Stays distinct
Protanopia#F5E085 · #D7E2FF37.0Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#F8E690 · #D6E0FE36.9Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FDDBD0 · #D7E4E920.5Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3 · #E1E1E10.4Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #F0E68C

Its complement is #DEDFFF, a pale grayish blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#F0E68C
  • Complement#DEDFFF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFDCB1
  • Base#F0E68C
  • +30°#C6F3A5

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F0E68C
  • +120°#B9ECFF
  • +240°#FFD4ED

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F0E68C
  • +150°#CFE5FF
  • +210°#F0D8FF

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-khaki: #f0e68c;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        khaki: '#f0e68c',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-khaki: oklch(0.913 0.112 102.8);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "khaki": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9412, 0.902, 0.549],
        "hex": "#f0e68c"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color khaki"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let khaki = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.941, green: 0.902, blue: 0.549, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Khaki = Color(0xFFF0E68C)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #F0E68C in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.