#F2DB79#F2DB79
#F2DB79 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.121 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2DB79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 219, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 50%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.45, -4.47, 50.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.45, 50.87, 95.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.03% -0.0136 0.1205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.03% 0.121 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.4028, 70.9234, 28.3299) |
| Luminance | 0.7092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 0.36
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.20
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.98
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.26
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.54
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2DB79 #7990F2
analogous
#F29E79 #F2DB79 #CCF279
triadic
#F2DB79 #79F2DB #DB79F2
tetradic
#F2DB79 #79F29E #7990F2 #F279CC
square
#F2DB79 #79F29E #7990F2 #F279CC
split-complementary
#F2DB79 #79CCF2 #9E79F2
monochromatic
#DBB615 #EDCC41 #F2DB79 #F7EAB1 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#F2DB79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.18
#F2DB79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2DB79
15.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2DB79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2DB79 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.18 | 15.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD771
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2db79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 219, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.121 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e5a2',
500: '#f2db79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2db79; $custom-light: #f8e5a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2db79",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 219,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.595,
"s": 82.313,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89029,
"c": 0.12131,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.70921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2DB79
secondary
#435DCC
accent
#30DF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150F
muted
#868480