#F2E562#F2E562
#F2E562 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.758; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.151 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E562 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 229, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 85%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 60%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 59.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.77, -11.25, 63.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.77, 64.81, 99.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.79% -0.0356 0.1466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.79% 0.151 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.8442, 75.8001, 22.6627) |
| Luminance | 0.7580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.95
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.22
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.31
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.73
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.94
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E562 #626FF2
analogous
#F29D62 #F2E562 #B7F262
triadic
#F2E562 #62F2E5 #E562F2
tetradic
#F2E562 #62F29D #626FF2 #F262B7
square
#F2E562 #62F29D #626FF2 #F262B7
split-complementary
#F2E562 #62B7F2 #9D62F2
monochromatic
#C9B811 #EDDC29 #F2E562 #F7EE9B #FBF8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E562 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.16
#F2E562 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E562
16.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E562 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E562 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.16 | 16.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DE53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE569
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e562; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 229, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.151 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ec93',
500: '#f2e562',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e562; $custom-light: #f9ec93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e562",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 229,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.583,
"s": 84.706,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90791,
"c": 0.15081,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.75798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E562
secondary
#3340C6
accent
#18E104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F