#F2CE59#F2CE59
#F2CE59 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.637; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.140 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2CE59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 206, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 85%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 63%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 63.2%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.83, -0.22, 61.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.83, 61.22, 90.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.07% -0.005 0.1398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.07% 0.14 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4953, 63.7444, 18.5667) |
| Luminance | 0.6374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 0.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.65
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.45
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.75
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.61
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2CE59 #597DF2
analogous
#F28159 #F2CE59 #CAF259
triadic
#F2CE59 #59F2CE #CE59F2
tetradic
#F2CE59 #59F281 #597DF2 #F259CA
square
#F2CE59 #59F281 #597DF2 #F259CA
split-complementary
#F2CE59 #59CAF2 #8159F2
monochromatic
#C1970F #EEBD20 #F2CE59 #F6DF92 #FBF0CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#F2CE59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.75
#F2CE59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2CE59
13.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2CE59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2CE59 | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.75 | 13.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CB4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD55E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2ce59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 206, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.140 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fadc8c',
500: '#f2ce59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2ce59; $custom-light: #fadc8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2ce59",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 206,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.882,
"s": 85.475,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86065,
"c": 0.13987,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.63741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2CE59
secondary
#3052BF
accent
#38E204
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F