#F2E45E#F2E45E
#F2E45E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.752; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.153 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 228, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 85%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 61%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 61.2%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.47, -11.01, 65.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.47, 66.13, 99.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.55% -0.0354 0.149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.55% 0.153 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3842, 75.1747, 21.6009) |
| Luminance | 0.7517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.97
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.14
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.60
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.56
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.15
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E45E #5E6CF2
analogous
#F29A5E #F2E45E #B6F25E
triadic
#F2E45E #5EF2E4 #E45EF2
tetradic
#F2E45E #5EF29A #5E6CF2 #F25EB6
square
#F2E45E #5EF29A #5E6CF2 #F25EB6
split-complementary
#F2E45E #5EB6F2 #9A5EF2
monochromatic
#C6B410 #EDDB25 #F2E45E #F7ED97 #FBF7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F2E45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.03
#F2E45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E45E
16.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E45E | 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)
#F7DD4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE465
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 228, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.153 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ec91',
500: '#f2e45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e45e; $custom-light: #f9ec91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 228,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.324,
"s": 85.057,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90548,
"c": 0.15309,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.75172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E45E
secondary
#313FC3
accent
#19E204
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F