#F2E27D#F2E27D
#F2E27D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.748; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.124 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E27D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 226, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 82%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 48%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 48.3%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.28, -7.65, 50.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.28, 51.55, 98.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.49% -0.0224 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.49% 0.124 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5179, 74.7530, 30.2703) |
| Luminance | 0.7475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.45
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.57
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.68
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.75
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.84
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E27D #7D8DF2
analogous
#F2A87D #F2E27D #C8F27D
triadic
#F2E27D #7DF2E2 #E27DF2
tetradic
#F2E27D #7DF2A8 #7D8DF2 #F27DC8
square
#F2E27D #7DF2A8 #7D8DF2 #F27DC8
split-complementary
#F2E27D #7DC8F2 #A87DF2
monochromatic
#DEC316 #ECD645 #F2E27D #F8EEB5 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F2E27D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.95
#F2E27D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E27D
15.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E27D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E27D | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.95 | 15.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E381
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e27d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 226, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.124 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8eaa5',
500: '#f2e27d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e27d; $custom-light: #f8eaa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e27d",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 226,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.795,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90493,
"c": 0.12357,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.74751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E27D
secondary
#4659CD
accent
#25DE07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480