#F2E36B#F2E36B
#F2E36B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.141 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E36B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 84%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 56%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 55.8%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.34, -9.62, 59.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.34, 60.17, 99.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.48% -0.03 0.1382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.48% 0.141 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7431, 74.8794, 24.8445) |
| Luminance | 0.7488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.01
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.86
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.14
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E36B #6B7AF2
analogous
#F29F6B #F2E36B #BDF26B
triadic
#F2E36B #6BF2E3 #E36BF2
tetradic
#F2E36B #6BF29F #6B7AF2 #F26BBD
square
#F2E36B #6BF29F #6B7AF2 #F26BBD
split-complementary
#F2E36B #6BBDF2 #9F6BF2
monochromatic
#D0BB12 #EDD833 #F2E36B #F7EEA3 #FCF8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E36B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.98
#F2E36B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E36B
15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E36B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E36B | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.98 | 15.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE471
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e36b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.141 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eb99',
500: '#f2e36b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e36b; $custom-light: #f9eb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e36b",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.333,
"s": 83.851,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90476,
"c": 0.14137,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.74877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E36B
secondary
#3647CB
accent
#1EE005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F