#F2D456#F2D456
#F2D456 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 87.2% C 0.146 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2D456 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 212, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 86%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 64%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 64.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.32, -3.46, 64.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.32, 64.20, 93.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.23% -0.0147 0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.23% 0.146 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8440, 66.6392, 18.4074) |
| Luminance | 0.6664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.65
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.80
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.06
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.79
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.97
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2D456 #5674F2
analogous
#F28656 #F2D456 #C2F256
triadic
#F2D456 #56F2D4 #D456F2
tetradic
#F2D456 #56F286 #5674F2 #F256C2
square
#F2D456 #56F286 #5674F2 #F256C2
split-complementary
#F2D456 #56C2F2 #8656F2
monochromatic
#BF9D0F #EEC61D #F2D456 #F6E28F #FBF1C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#F2D456 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.33
#F2D456 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2D456
14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2D456 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2D456 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.33 | 14.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D047
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0D95C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2d456; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 212, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.2% 0.146 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fae08b',
500: '#f2d456',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2d456; $custom-light: #fae08b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2d456",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 212,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.462,
"s": 85.714,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87233,
"c": 0.14621,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.66636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2D456
secondary
#2F4ABD
accent
#2EE203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F