#F2E474#F2E474
#F2E474 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.134 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E474 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 228, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 83%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 52%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 52.1%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.69, -9.42, 55.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.69, 56.49, 99.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.78% -0.0284 0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.78% 0.134 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5158, 75.6273, 27.5607) |
| Luminance | 0.7562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.50
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.91
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.37
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.39
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.64
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E474 #7482F2
analogous
#F2A574 #F2E474 #C1F274
triadic
#F2E474 #74F2E4 #E474F2
tetradic
#F2E474 #74F2A5 #7482F2 #F274C1
square
#F2E474 #74F2A5 #7482F2 #F274C1
split-complementary
#F2E474 #74C1F2 #A574F2
monochromatic
#D7C214 #EDD93C #F2E474 #F7EFAC #FCFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E474 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.13
#F2E474 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E474
16.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E474 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E474 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.13 | 16.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DE6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE479
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e474; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 228, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.134 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ec9f',
500: '#f2e474',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e474; $custom-light: #f9ec9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e474",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 228,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.333,
"s": 82.895,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90784,
"c": 0.13414,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.75625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E474
secondary
#3E4ECC
accent
#1EDF06
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480