#F2DE82#F2DE82
#F2DE82 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.727; OKLCH L 89.8% C 0.115 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2DE82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 222, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 81%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 46%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 46.3%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.32, -5.18, 47.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.32, 47.68, 96.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.76% -0.0148 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.76% 0.115 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7704, 72.7339, 31.6367) |
| Luminance | 0.7273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.30
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.78
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.03
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.04
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2DE82 #8296F2
analogous
#F2A682 #F2DE82 #CEF282
triadic
#F2DE82 #82F2DE #DE82F2
tetradic
#F2DE82 #82F2A6 #8296F2 #F282CE
square
#F2DE82 #82F2A6 #8296F2 #F282CE
split-complementary
#F2DE82 #82CEF2 #A682F2
monochromatic
#E2BE18 #ECCF4B #F2DE82 #F8EDB9 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#F2DE82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.55
#F2DE82 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2DE82
15.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2DE82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2DE82 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.55 | 15.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDA7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E186
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2de82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 222, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.8% 0.115 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e8a8',
500: '#f2de82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2de82; $custom-light: #f8e8a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2de82",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 222,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.286,
"s": 81.159,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89755,
"c": 0.11489,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.72732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2DE82
secondary
#4B62CD
accent
#2EDE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858480