#F2DE8A#F2DE8A
#F2DE8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.730; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.107 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2DE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 222, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 80%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 43%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 43%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.43, -4.40, 43.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.43, 43.82, 95.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.87% -0.0118 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.87% 0.107 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3283, 72.9571, 34.5754) |
| Luminance | 0.7296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.20
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.08
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.27
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.81
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2DE8A #8A9EF2
analogous
#F2AA8A #F2DE8A #D2F28A
triadic
#F2DE8A #8AF2DE #DE8AF2
tetradic
#F2DE8A #8AF2AA #8A9EF2 #F28AD2
square
#F2DE8A #8AF2AA #8A9EF2 #F28AD2
split-complementary
#F2DE8A #8AD2F2 #AA8AF2
monochromatic
#E6BF1C #ECCE53 #F2DE8A #F8EEC1 #FCF7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#F2DE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.59
#F2DE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2DE8A
15.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2DE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2DE8A | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.59 | 15.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDA83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E18D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2de8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 222, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.107 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e8ad',
500: '#f2de8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2de8a; $custom-light: #f8e8ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2de8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 222,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.462,
"s": 80,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89874,
"c": 0.10654,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.72955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2DE8A
secondary
#526ACE
accent
#32DC09
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481