#F2E475#F2E475
#F2E475 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.133 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E475 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 228, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 83%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 52%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 51.7%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.70, -9.33, 55.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.70, 56.03, 99.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.8% -0.0281 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.8% 0.133 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5743, 75.6507, 27.8687) |
| Luminance | 0.7565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.56
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.01
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.26
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.47
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.69
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E475 #7583F2
analogous
#F2A575 #F2E475 #C1F275
triadic
#F2E475 #75F2E4 #E475F2
tetradic
#F2E475 #75F2A5 #7583F2 #F275C1
square
#F2E475 #75F2A5 #7583F2 #F275C1
split-complementary
#F2E475 #75C1F2 #A575F2
monochromatic
#D8C214 #EDD93D #F2E475 #F7EFAD #FCFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E475 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.13
#F2E475 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E475
16.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E475 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E475 | 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)
#F5DE6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE47A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e475; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 228, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.133 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ec9f',
500: '#f2e475',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e475; $custom-light: #f9ec9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e475",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 228,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.28,
"s": 82.781,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90796,
"c": 0.1332,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.75648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E475
secondary
#3F4FCC
accent
#1FDF06
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480