#F2E55F#F2E55F
#F2E55F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.153 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 229, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 85%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 61%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 60.7%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.74, -11.44, 65.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.74, 66.07, 99.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.76% -0.0365 0.1488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.76% 0.153 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7052, 75.7445, 21.9307) |
| Luminance | 0.7574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.92
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.25
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.47
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.81
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.04
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E55F #5F6CF2
analogous
#F29B5F #F2E55F #B5F25F
triadic
#F2E55F #5FF2E5 #E55FF2
tetradic
#F2E55F #5FF29B #5F6CF2 #F25FB5
square
#F2E55F #5FF29B #5F6CF2 #F25FB5
split-complementary
#F2E55F #5FB5F2 #9B5FF2
monochromatic
#C6B610 #EDDC26 #F2E55F #F7EE98 #FBF7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.15
#F2E55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E55F
16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E55F | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.15 | 16.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DE50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE566
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 229, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.153 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ec92',
500: '#f2e55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e55f; $custom-light: #f9ec92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 229,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.694,
"s": 84.971,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90762,
"c": 0.15322,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.75742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E55F
secondary
#323FC4
accent
#18E104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F