#F2E1A0#F2E1A0
#F2E1A0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.085 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E1A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 225, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 76%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 34%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 33.9%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.52, -3.52, 33.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.52, 34.14, 95.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.85% -0.0077 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.85% 0.085 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8893, 75.2677, 44.0975) |
| Luminance | 0.7527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.85
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.91
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.40
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.52
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.99
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E1A0 #A0B1F2
analogous
#F2B8A0 #F2E1A0 #DAF2A0
triadic
#F2E1A0 #A0F2E1 #E1A0F2
tetradic
#F2E1A0 #A0F2B8 #A0B1F2 #F2A0DA
square
#F2E1A0 #A0F2B8 #A0B1F2 #F2A0DA
split-complementary
#F2E1A0 #A0DAF2 #B8A0F2
monochromatic
#E3BF34 #EBD06A #F2E1A0 #F9F2D6 #FBF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E1A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.05
#F2E1A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E1A0
16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E1A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E1A0 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.05 | 16.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDE9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E3A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED8D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e1a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 225, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.085 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7eabc',
500: '#f2e1a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e1a0; $custom-light: #f7eabc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e1a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 225,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.561,
"s": 75.926,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90845,
"c": 0.08486,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.75266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E1A0
secondary
#667CD0
accent
#37D80D
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482