#F2D557#F2D557
#F2D557 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.672; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.146 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2D557 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 213, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 86%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 64%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 64%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.58, -3.91, 63.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.58, 64.08, 93.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.44% -0.0159 0.1453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.44% 0.146 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1353, 67.1569, 18.7047) |
| Luminance | 0.6715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.82
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.00
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.69
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.72
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2D557 #5774F2
analogous
#F28857 #F2D557 #C2F257
triadic
#F2D557 #57F2D5 #D557F2
tetradic
#F2D557 #57F288 #5774F2 #F257C2
square
#F2D557 #57F288 #5774F2 #F257C2
split-complementary
#F2D557 #57C2F2 #8857F2
monochromatic
#C09F0F #EEC71E #F2D557 #F6E390 #FBF1C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#F2D557 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.43
#F2D557 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2D557
14.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2D557 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2D557 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.43 | 14.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DA5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2d557; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 213, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.146 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fae18c',
500: '#f2d557',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2d557; $custom-light: #fae18c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2d557",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 213,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.774,
"s": 85.635,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87443,
"c": 0.14618,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.67154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2D557
secondary
#304ABE
accent
#2DE203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F