#F2E260#F2E260
#F2E260 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.741; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.150 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E260 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 226, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 85%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 60%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 60.3%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.98, -9.89, 63.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.98, 64.58, 98.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.16% -0.0319 0.1463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.16% 0.15 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9281, 74.1170, 21.8973) |
| Luminance | 0.7411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.68
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.75
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.97
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.58
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E260 #6070F2
analogous
#F29960 #F2E260 #B9F260
triadic
#F2E260 #60F2E2 #E260F2
tetradic
#F2E260 #60F299 #6070F2 #F260B9
square
#F2E260 #60F299 #6070F2 #F260B9
split-complementary
#F2E260 #60B9F2 #9960F2
monochromatic
#C7B310 #EDD827 #F2E260 #F7EC99 #FBF7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F2E260 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.82
#F2E260 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E260
15.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E260 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E260 | 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)
#F5DB51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE367
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e260; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 226, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.150 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ea92',
500: '#f2e260',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e260; $custom-light: #f9ea92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e260",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 226,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.425,
"s": 84.884,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90159,
"c": 0.14972,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.74114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E260
secondary
#3242C4
accent
#1CE104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F