#F2E25F#F2E25F
#F2E25F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.741; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.151 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E25F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 226, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 85%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 61%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 60.7%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.97, -9.95, 64.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.97, 65.00, 98.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.15% -0.0322 0.147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.15% 0.151 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8823, 74.0987, 21.6564) |
| Luminance | 0.7410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.66
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.80
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.00
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.63
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E25F #5F6FF2
analogous
#F2985F #F2E25F #B9F25F
triadic
#F2E25F #5FF2E2 #E25FF2
tetradic
#F2E25F #5FF298 #5F6FF2 #F25FB9
square
#F2E25F #5FF298 #5F6FF2 #F25FB9
split-complementary
#F2E25F #5FB9F2 #985FF2
monochromatic
#C6B310 #EDD826 #F2E25F #F7EC98 #FBF7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F2E25F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.82
#F2E25F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E25F
15.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E25F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E25F | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.82 | 15.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DB50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE366
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e25f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 226, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.151 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ea91',
500: '#f2e25f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e25f; $custom-light: #f9ea91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e25f",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 226,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.469,
"s": 84.971,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90149,
"c": 0.15051,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.74096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E25F
secondary
#3242C4
accent
#1CE104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F