#F2E043#F2E043
#F2E043 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.726; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.168 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E043 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 224, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 87%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 72%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 72.3%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.25, -10.47, 74.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.25, 75.09, 98.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.52% -0.0366 0.164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.52% 0.168 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2896, 72.5966, 15.9352) |
| Luminance | 0.7259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.70
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.18
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.87
Sun Yellow
#FFDF22
ΔE00 3.92
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.01
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E043 #4355F2
analogous
#F28943 #F2E043 #ACF243
triadic
#F2E043 #43F2E0 #E043F2
tetradic
#F2E043 #43F289 #4355F2 #F243AC
square
#F2E043 #43F289 #4355F2 #F243AC
split-complementary
#F2E043 #43ACF2 #8943F2
monochromatic
#AF9E0C #E8D210 #F2E043 #F6E97C #FAF3B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#F2E043 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.52
#F2E043 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E043
15.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E043 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E043 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.52 | 15.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4D926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE14E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e043; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 224, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.168 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fae981',
500: '#f2e043',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e043; $custom-light: #fae981; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e043",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 224,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.829,
"s": 87.065,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89518,
"c": 0.16803,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.72594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E043
secondary
#2A38AF
accent
#19E402
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#18160B
muted
#86847E