#F2E36D#F2E36D
#F2E36D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.140 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 55%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -9.47, 58.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 59.28, 99.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.5% -0.0293 0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.5% 0.14 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.8496, 74.9220, 25.4051) |
| Luminance | 0.7492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.16
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.40
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.00
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.18
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.45
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E36D #6D7CF2
analogous
#F2A16D #F2E36D #BFF26D
triadic
#F2E36D #6DF2E3 #E36DF2
tetradic
#F2E36D #6DF2A1 #6D7CF2 #F26DBF
square
#F2E36D #6DF2A1 #6D7CF2 #F26DBF
split-complementary
#F2E36D #6DBFF2 #A16DF2
monochromatic
#D2BC13 #EDD835 #F2E36D #F7EEA5 #FCF9DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.98
#F2E36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E36D
15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E36D | 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)
#F5DD61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE473
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.140 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eb9a',
500: '#f2e36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e36d; $custom-light: #f9eb9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.233,
"s": 83.648,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90499,
"c": 0.1396,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.7492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E36D
secondary
#3849CB
accent
#1EE005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F