#F2E36C#F2E36C
#F2E36C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.140 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 55.4%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.35, -9.54, 58.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.35, 59.73, 99.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.49% -0.0296 0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.49% 0.14 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7960, 74.9006, 25.1232) |
| Luminance | 0.7490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.08
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.39
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.93
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.16
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.46
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E36C #6C7BF2
analogous
#F2A06C #F2E36C #BEF26C
triadic
#F2E36C #6CF2E3 #E36CF2
tetradic
#F2E36C #6CF2A0 #6C7BF2 #F26CBE
square
#F2E36C #6CF2A0 #6C7BF2 #F26CBE
split-complementary
#F2E36C #6CBEF2 #A06CF2
monochromatic
#D1BC12 #EDD834 #F2E36C #F7EEA4 #FCF8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.98
#F2E36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E36C
15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E36C | 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)
#F5DD60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE472
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.140 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eb9a',
500: '#f2e36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e36c; $custom-light: #f9eb9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.284,
"s": 83.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90487,
"c": 0.14049,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.74898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E36C
secondary
#3748CB
accent
#1EE005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F