#F2E170#F2E170
#F2E170 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.739; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.135 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E170 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 225, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 83%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 54%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 53.7%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.88, -8.24, 56.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.88, 57.19, 98.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.13% -0.0255 0.1327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.13% 0.135 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4700, 73.9000, 26.0889) |
| Luminance | 0.7390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.26
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.86
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.96
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.15
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E170 #7081F2
analogous
#F2A070 #F2E170 #C2F270
triadic
#F2E170 #70F2E1 #E170F2
tetradic
#F2E170 #70F2A0 #7081F2 #F270C2
square
#F2E170 #70F2A0 #7081F2 #F270C2
split-complementary
#F2E170 #70C2F2 #A070F2
monochromatic
#D4BB13 #EDD538 #F2E170 #F7EDA8 #FCF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F2E170 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.78
#F2E170 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E170
15.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E170 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E170 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.78 | 15.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E275
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e170; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 225, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.135 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ea9c',
500: '#f2e170',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e170; $custom-light: #f9ea9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e170",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 225,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.154,
"s": 83.333,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90127,
"c": 0.13507,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.73898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E170
secondary
#3B4ECB
accent
#22E006
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F