Light Khaki (#F0E68C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.28:1 — vs black: 16.40:1

Color values

HEX #F0E68C
RGB rgb(240, 230, 140)
HSL hsl(54, 76%, 74%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 4, 42, 6 )
Websafe #FFFF99

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F0E68C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Khaki
#F0E68C Base

#8C96F0

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Khaki
#F0E68C Base

#F0B48C

#C8F08C

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Khaki
#F0E68C Base

#8CF0E6

#E68CF0

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Khaki
#F0E68C Base

#8CC8F0

#B48CF0

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Khaki
#F0E68C Base

#8CF0B4

#8C96F0

#F08CC8

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Khaki
#F0E68C Base

#C9B71A

#E7D748

#EBDE68

#F5EEB0

#F9F5D0

#FCFAE8

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Khaki, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #171503

— #554E0B

— #948713

— #D3C01B

— #E8D84D

Light Khaki #F0E68C Base

— #F2EA9E

— #F5EEB1

— #F7F2C3

— #FAF6D6

— #FCFAE8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F0E68C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F0E68C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F0E68C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F0E68C;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F0E68C,
        #8C96F0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F0E68C,
        #8C96F0
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$light-khaki: #F0E68C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-khaki-r: 240;
$light-khaki-g: 230;
$light-khaki-b: 140;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-khaki;
    color: rgba($light-khaki-r, $light-khaki-g, $light-khaki-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Khaki appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F0E68C How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #E9E98C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #E7E78C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F8DDDD Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #E3E3E3 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Khaki ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Khaki #F0E68C Base

Flavescent #F7E98E ΔE 1.36

Flax #EEDC82 ΔE 2.93

Yellow (Crayola) #FCE883 ΔE 3.21

Buff #F0DC82 ΔE 3.33

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.