#F2E37F#F2E37F
#F2E37F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.123 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 82%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 48%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 47.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.56, -7.97, 50.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.56, 50.99, 98.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.72% -0.0231 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.72% 0.123 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9196, 75.3500, 31.0408) |
| Luminance | 0.7535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.12
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.85
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.66
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.93
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.04
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E37F #7F8EF2
analogous
#F2AA7F #F2E37F #C7F27F
triadic
#F2E37F #7FF2E3 #E37FF2
tetradic
#F2E37F #7FF2AA #7F8EF2 #F27FC7
square
#F2E37F #7FF2AA #7F8EF2 #F27FC7
split-complementary
#F2E37F #7FC7F2 #AA7FF2
monochromatic
#E0C617 #ECD747 #F2E37F #F8EFB7 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.07
#F2E37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E37F
16.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E37F | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.07 | 16.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E483
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.123 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8eba6',
500: '#f2e37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e37f; $custom-light: #f8eba6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.174,
"s": 81.56,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90722,
"c": 0.12252,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.75348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E37F
secondary
#4859CD
accent
#24DE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480