#F2CD5E#F2CD5E
#F2CD5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.633; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.135 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2CD5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 205, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 85%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 61%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 61.2%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.63, 0.61, 58.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.63, 58.79, 89.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.92% -0.002 0.1353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.92% 0.135 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4725, 63.3513, 19.6303) |
| Luminance | 0.6335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.74
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.11
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.04
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.06
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2CD5E #5E83F2
analogous
#F2835E #F2CD5E #CDF25E
triadic
#F2CD5E #5EF2CD #CD5EF2
tetradic
#F2CD5E #5EF283 #5E83F2 #F25ECD
square
#F2CD5E #5EF283 #5E83F2 #F25ECD
split-complementary
#F2CD5E #5ECDF2 #835EF2
monochromatic
#C69810 #EDBB25 #F2CD5E #F7DF97 #FBF0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#F2CD5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.67
#F2CD5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2CD5E
13.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2CD5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2CD5E | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.67 | 13.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD563
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2cd5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 205, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.135 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fadc8f',
500: '#f2cd5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2cd5e; $custom-light: #fadc8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2cd5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 205,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 85.057,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85917,
"c": 0.13529,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.63348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2CD5E
secondary
#3156C3
accent
#3BE204
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F