#F2E387#F2E387
#F2E387 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.114 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E387 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 227, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 80%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 44%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 44.2%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.66, -7.22, 46.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.66, 47.18, 98.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.84% -0.0202 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.84% 0.114 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4619, 75.5669, 33.8965) |
| Luminance | 0.7557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.87
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.49
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.23
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.34
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E387 #8796F2
analogous
#F2AE87 #F2E387 #CCF287
triadic
#F2E387 #87F2E3 #E387F2
tetradic
#F2E387 #87F2AE #8796F2 #F287CC
square
#F2E387 #87F2AE #8796F2 #F287CC
split-complementary
#F2E387 #87CCF2 #AE87F2
monochromatic
#E6C919 #ECD650 #F2E387 #F8F0BE #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E387 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.11
#F2E387 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E387
16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E387 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E387 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.11 | 16.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DE80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E48B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e387; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 227, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.114 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ebab',
500: '#f2e387',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e387; $custom-light: #f8ebab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e387",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 227,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.589,
"s": 80.451,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90835,
"c": 0.11431,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.75565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E387
secondary
#4F61CE
accent
#26DD09
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481