#F2E477#F2E477
#F2E477 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.131 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E477 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 228, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 83%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 51%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 50.8%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.72, -9.17, 54.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.72, 55.11, 99.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.82% -0.0274 0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.82% 0.131 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6931, 75.6983, 28.4946) |
| Luminance | 0.7570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.71
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.02
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.58
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.68
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E477 #7785F2
analogous
#F2A677 #F2E477 #C2F277
triadic
#F2E477 #77F2E4 #E477F2
tetradic
#F2E477 #77F2A6 #7785F2 #F277C2
square
#F2E477 #77F2A6 #7785F2 #F277C2
split-complementary
#F2E477 #77C2F2 #A677F2
monochromatic
#DAC315 #EDD93F #F2E477 #F7EFAF #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E477 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.14
#F2E477 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E477
16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E477 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E477 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.14 | 16.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DE6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE47C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e477; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 228, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.131 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eca1',
500: '#f2e477',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e477; $custom-light: #f9eca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e477",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 228,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.171,
"s": 82.55,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90821,
"c": 0.1313,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.75696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E477
secondary
#4151CC
accent
#1FDF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480