#F2E16C#F2E16C
#F2E16C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.738; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.139 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 225, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 55.4%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.83, -8.54, 58.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.83, 59.00, 98.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.08% -0.0268 0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.08% 0.139 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2522, 73.8129, 24.9419) |
| Luminance | 0.7381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.84
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.71
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.83
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.01
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E16C #6C7DF2
analogous
#F29E6C #F2E16C #C0F26C
triadic
#F2E16C #6CF2E1 #E16CF2
tetradic
#F2E16C #6CF29E #6C7DF2 #F26CC0
square
#F2E16C #6CF29E #6C7DF2 #F26CC0
split-complementary
#F2E16C #6CC0F2 #9E6CF2
monochromatic
#D1B912 #EDD634 #F2E16C #F7ECA4 #FCF8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F2E16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.76
#F2E16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E16C
15.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E16C | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.76 | 15.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 225, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.139 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ea99',
500: '#f2e16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e16c; $custom-light: #f9ea99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 225,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.388,
"s": 83.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90081,
"c": 0.13868,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.7381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E16C
secondary
#374ACB
accent
#21E005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F