#F2E379#F2E379
#F2E379 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.752; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.128 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E379 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 50%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.49, -8.50, 53.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.49, 53.81, 99.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.64% -0.0253 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.64% 0.128 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5402, 75.1982, 29.0424) |
| Luminance | 0.7520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.80
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.12
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.36
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.68
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E379 #7988F2
analogous
#F2A679 #F2E379 #C4F279
triadic
#F2E379 #79F2E3 #E379F2
tetradic
#F2E379 #79F2A6 #7988F2 #F279C4
square
#F2E379 #79F2A6 #7988F2 #F279C4
split-complementary
#F2E379 #79C4F2 #A679F2
monochromatic
#DBC315 #EDD741 #F2E379 #F7EFB1 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E379 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.04
#F2E379 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E379
16.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E379 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E379 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.04 | 16.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E47E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e379; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.128 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8eba2',
500: '#f2e379',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e379; $custom-light: #f8eba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e379",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.562,
"s": 82.313,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90643,
"c": 0.12843,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.75196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E379
secondary
#4354CC
accent
#22DF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480