#F2E36F#F2E36F
#F2E36F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.138 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 83%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 54.1%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.38, -9.31, 57.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.38, 58.39, 99.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.52% -0.0287 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.52% 0.138 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9585, 74.9655, 25.9786) |
| Luminance | 0.7496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.32
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.46
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.16
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.23
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.45
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E36F #6F7EF2
analogous
#F2A26F #F2E36F #C0F26F
triadic
#F2E36F #6FF2E3 #E36FF2
tetradic
#F2E36F #6FF2A2 #6F7EF2 #F26FC0
square
#F2E36F #6FF2A2 #6F7EF2 #F26FC0
split-complementary
#F2E36F #6FC0F2 #A26FF2
monochromatic
#D4BD13 #EDD837 #F2E36F #F7EEA7 #FCF9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#F2E36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E36F
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E36F | 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)
#F5DD64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E475
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.138 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eb9b',
500: '#f2e36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e36f; $custom-light: #f9eb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.13,
"s": 83.439,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90521,
"c": 0.1378,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.74963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E36F
secondary
#3A4BCB
accent
#1FE006
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F