#F2E481#F2E481
#F2E481 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.759; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.121 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 228, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 81%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 47%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 46.7%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.84, -8.29, 49.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.84, 50.43, 99.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.95% -0.0239 0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.95% 0.121 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3256, 75.9512, 31.8255) |
| Luminance | 0.7595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.80
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.15
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.65
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.69
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.33
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E481 #818FF2
analogous
#F2AB81 #F2E481 #C8F281
triadic
#F2E481 #81F2E4 #E481F2
tetradic
#F2E481 #81F2AB #818FF2 #F281C8
square
#F2E481 #81F2AB #818FF2 #F281C8
split-complementary
#F2E481 #81C8F2 #AB81F2
monochromatic
#E1C817 #ECD84A #F2E481 #F8F0B8 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.19
#F2E481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E481
16.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E481 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.19 | 16.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DE79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E585
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 228, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.121 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8eca7',
500: '#f2e481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e481; $custom-light: #f8eca7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e481",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 228,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.566,
"s": 81.295,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90952,
"c": 0.12146,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.75949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E481
secondary
#4A5ACD
accent
#22DE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858480