#F2E080#F2E080
#F2E080 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.737; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.119 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 224, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 81%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 47%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 47.1%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.80, -6.37, 48.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.80, 49.38, 97.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.13% -0.0184 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.13% 0.119 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1718, 73.7494, 31.1146) |
| Luminance | 0.7375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.81
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.61
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.37
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.83
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.09
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E080 #8092F2
analogous
#F2A780 #F2E080 #CBF280
triadic
#F2E080 #80F2E0 #E080F2
tetradic
#F2E080 #80F2A7 #8092F2 #F280CB
square
#F2E080 #80F2A7 #8092F2 #F280CB
split-complementary
#F2E080 #80CBF2 #A780F2
monochromatic
#E1C117 #ECD248 #F2E080 #F8EEB8 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F2E080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.75
#F2E080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E080
15.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E080 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.75 | 15.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DB78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E284
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 224, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.119 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e9a6',
500: '#f2e080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e080; $custom-light: #f8e9a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e080",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 224,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.526,
"s": 81.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9013,
"c": 0.11872,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.73747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E080
secondary
#495ECD
accent
#2ADE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480