#F2E09E#F2E09E
#F2E09E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.747; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.086 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 224, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 76%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 35%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 34.7%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.23, -3.25, 34.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.23, 34.75, 95.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.61% -0.007 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.61% 0.086 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4462, 74.6592, 43.0936) |
| Luminance | 0.7466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.21
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.21
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.58
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.88
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.96
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E09E #9EB0F2
analogous
#F2B69E #F2E09E #DAF29E
triadic
#F2E09E #9EF2E0 #E09EF2
tetradic
#F2E09E #9EF2B6 #9EB0F2 #F29EDA
square
#F2E09E #9EF2B6 #9EB0F2 #F29EDA
split-complementary
#F2E09E #9EDAF2 #B69EF2
monochromatic
#E4BE32 #EBCF68 #F2E09E #F9F1D4 #FBF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F2E09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.93
#F2E09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E09E
15.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E09E | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.93 | 15.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDDD99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E3A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 224, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.086 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e9bb',
500: '#f2e09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e09e; $custom-light: #f7e9bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 224,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.143,
"s": 76.364,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90609,
"c": 0.08625,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.74657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E09E
secondary
#647BD0
accent
#39D90D
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482