#F2E378#F2E378
#F2E378 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.752; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.129 H 101.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E378 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 50.4%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.47, -8.58, 53.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.47, 54.27, 99.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.63% -0.0256 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.63% 0.129 101.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4792, 75.1738, 28.7211) |
| Luminance | 0.7517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.92
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.99
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.18
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.24
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.64
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E378 #7887F2
analogous
#F2A678 #F2E378 #C4F278
triadic
#F2E378 #78F2E3 #E378F2
tetradic
#F2E378 #78F2A6 #7887F2 #F278C4
square
#F2E378 #78F2A6 #7887F2 #F278C4
split-complementary
#F2E378 #78C4F2 #A678F2
monochromatic
#DBC215 #EDD740 #F2E378 #F7EFB0 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E378 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.03
#F2E378 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E378
16.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E378 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E378 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.03 | 16.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E47D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e378; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.129 101.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8eba1',
500: '#f2e378',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e378; $custom-light: #f8eba1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e378",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.623,
"s": 82.432,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9063,
"c": 0.1294,
"h": 101.4
},
"luminance": 0.75171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E378
secondary
#4253CC
accent
#21DF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480