#F2E09F#F2E09F
#F2E09F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.747; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.085 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E09F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 224, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 76%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 34%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 34.3%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.25, -3.13, 34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.25, 34.25, 95.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.63% -0.0066 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.63% 0.085 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5327, 74.6938, 43.5488) |
| Luminance | 0.7469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.07
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.21
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.44
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.82
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.86
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E09F #9FB1F2
analogous
#F2B69F #F2E09F #DAF29F
triadic
#F2E09F #9FF2E0 #E09FF2
tetradic
#F2E09F #9FF2B6 #9FB1F2 #F29FDA
square
#F2E09F #9FF2B6 #9FB1F2 #F29FDA
split-complementary
#F2E09F #9FDAF2 #B69FF2
monochromatic
#E3BD33 #EBCF69 #F2E09F #F9F1D5 #FBF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F2E09F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.94
#F2E09F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E09F
15.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E09F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E09F | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.94 | 15.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDDD9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E3A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e09f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 224, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.085 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e9bc',
500: '#f2e09f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e09f; $custom-light: #f7e9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e09f",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 224,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.988,
"s": 76.147,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90627,
"c": 0.0851,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.74692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E09F
secondary
#657CD0
accent
#39D80D
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482