#F2E37E#F2E37E
#F2E37E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.124 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 82%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 48%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 47.9%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.54, -8.06, 50.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.54, 51.46, 99.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.71% -0.0235 0.1213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.71% 0.124 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8548, 75.3241, 30.6993) |
| Luminance | 0.7532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.23
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.88
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.56
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.97
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E37E #7E8DF2
analogous
#F2A97E #F2E37E #C7F27E
triadic
#F2E37E #7EF2E3 #E37EF2
tetradic
#F2E37E #7EF2A9 #7E8DF2 #F27EC7
square
#F2E37E #7EF2A9 #7E8DF2 #F27EC7
split-complementary
#F2E37E #7EC7F2 #A97EF2
monochromatic
#DFC516 #ECD746 #F2E37E #F8EFB6 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.06
#F2E37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E37E
16.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E37E | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.06 | 16.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E482
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.124 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8eba5',
500: '#f2e37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e37e; $custom-light: #f8eba5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.241,
"s": 81.69,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90709,
"c": 0.12352,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.75322
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E37E
secondary
#4759CD
accent
#23DE07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480