#F2E351#F2E351
#F2E351 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.744; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.162 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E351 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 86%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 67%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 66.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.12, -11.28, 70.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.12, 70.98, 99.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.23% -0.0375 0.1573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.23% 0.162 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5749, 74.4121, 18.6918) |
| Luminance | 0.7441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.27
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.67
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.50
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.87
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 4.21
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E351 #5160F2
analogous
#F29251 #F2E351 #B0F251
triadic
#F2E351 #51F2E3 #E351F2
tetradic
#F2E351 #51F292 #5160F2 #F251B0
square
#F2E351 #51F292 #5160F2 #F251B0
split-complementary
#F2E351 #51B0F2 #9251F2
monochromatic
#BBAB0E #EEDA18 #F2E351 #F6EC8A #FBF5C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F2E351 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.88
#F2E351 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E351
15.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E351 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E351 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.88 | 15.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DC3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE35A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e351; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.162 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeb89',
500: '#f2e351',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e351; $custom-light: #faeb89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e351",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.41,
"s": 86.096,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90231,
"c": 0.16175,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.74409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E351
secondary
#2E3BB9
accent
#18E303
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160C
muted
#86847F