#F2E090#F2E090
#F2E090 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.102 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E090 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 224, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 79%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 40%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 40.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.02, -4.80, 41.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.02, 41.65, 96.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.37% -0.0125 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.37% 0.102 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3091, 74.2044, 37.1048) |
| Luminance | 0.7420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.12
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.89
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.38
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E090 #90A2F2
analogous
#F2AF90 #F2E090 #D3F290
triadic
#F2E090 #90F2E0 #E090F2
tetradic
#F2E090 #90F2AF #90A2F2 #F290D3
square
#F2E090 #90F2AF #90A2F2 #F290D3
split-complementary
#F2E090 #90D3F2 #AF90F2
monochromatic
#E5C122 #ECD159 #F2E090 #F8EFC7 #FCF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F2E090 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.84
#F2E090 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E090
15.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E090 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E090 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.84 | 15.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDC8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E293
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e090; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 224, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.102 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e9b1',
500: '#f2e090',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e090; $custom-light: #f8e9b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e090",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 224,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.98,
"s": 79.032,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9037,
"c": 0.10188,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.74202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E090
secondary
#576DCF
accent
#31DB0A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481