#F2E36E#F2E36E
#F2E36E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.139 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 54.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.37, -9.39, 58.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.37, 58.84, 99.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.51% -0.029 0.1357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.51% 0.139 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9037, 74.9436, 25.6902) |
| Luminance | 0.7494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.24
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.43
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.08
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.20
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.45
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E36E #6E7DF2
analogous
#F2A16E #F2E36E #BFF26E
triadic
#F2E36E #6EF2E3 #E36EF2
tetradic
#F2E36E #6EF2A1 #6E7DF2 #F26EBF
square
#F2E36E #6EF2A1 #6E7DF2 #F26EBF
split-complementary
#F2E36E #6EBFF2 #A16EF2
monochromatic
#D3BD13 #EDD836 #F2E36E #F7EEA6 #FCF9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#F2E36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E36E
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E36E | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE474
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.139 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eb9b',
500: '#f2e36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e36e; $custom-light: #f9eb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.182,
"s": 83.544,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9051,
"c": 0.13871,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.74941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E36E
secondary
#394ACB
accent
#1EE006
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F