#F2E2AC#F2E2AC
#F2E2AC is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.072 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 226, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 73%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 29%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 28.9%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.98, -2.56, 28.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.98, 28.55, 95.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.27% -0.0044 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.27% 0.072 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.2613, 76.2503, 49.9856) |
| Luminance | 0.7625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.28
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.34
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.29
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.61
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.78
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E2AC #ACBCF2
analogous
#F2BFAC #F2E2AC #DFF2AC
triadic
#F2E2AC #ACF2E2 #E2ACF2
tetradic
#F2E2AC #ACF2BF #ACBCF2 #F2ACDF
square
#F2E2AC #ACF2BF #ACBCF2 #F2ACDF
split-complementary
#F2E2AC #ACDFF2 #BFACF2
monochromatic
#E1BD42 #EAD077 #F2E2AC #FAF4E1 #FBF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F2E2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.25
#F2E2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E2AC
16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E2AC | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.25 | 16.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDFA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E5AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDDAD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 226, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.072 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ebc5',
500: '#f2e2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e2ac; $custom-light: #f7ebc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 226,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.286,
"s": 72.917,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91273,
"c": 0.07179,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.76249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E2AC
secondary
#7187D1
accent
#3DD510
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF9
border
#D7D5D2
text
#171613
muted
#858482