#F2E16E#F2E16E
#F2E16E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.739; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.137 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 225, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 54.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.85, -8.39, 57.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.85, 58.10, 98.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.1% -0.0261 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.1% 0.137 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3599, 73.8559, 25.5089) |
| Luminance | 0.7385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.04
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.77
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.88
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.01
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.33
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E16E #6E7FF2
analogous
#F29F6E #F2E16E #C1F26E
triadic
#F2E16E #6EF2E1 #E16EF2
tetradic
#F2E16E #6EF29F #6E7FF2 #F26EC1
square
#F2E16E #6EF29F #6E7FF2 #F26EC1
split-complementary
#F2E16E #6EC1F2 #9F6EF2
monochromatic
#D3BA13 #EDD536 #F2E16E #F7EDA6 #FCF8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F2E16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.77
#F2E16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E16E
15.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E16E | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.77 | 15.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E273
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 225, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.137 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ea9b',
500: '#f2e16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e16e; $custom-light: #f9ea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 225,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.273,
"s": 83.544,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90103,
"c": 0.13689,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.73853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E16E
secondary
#394CCB
accent
#22E006
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F