#F2E56C#F2E56C
#F2E56C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.142 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 229, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 55.4%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.86, -10.54, 59.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.86, 60.48, 100.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.9% -0.0325 0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.9% 0.142 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3462, 76.0009, 25.3066) |
| Luminance | 0.7600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.07
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.44
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.49
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.66
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.78
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E56C #6C79F2
analogous
#F2A26C #F2E56C #BCF26C
triadic
#F2E56C #6CF2E5 #E56CF2
tetradic
#F2E56C #6CF2A2 #6C79F2 #F26CBC
square
#F2E56C #6CF2A2 #6C79F2 #F26CBC
split-complementary
#F2E56C #6CBCF2 #A26CF2
monochromatic
#D1BF12 #EDDB34 #F2E56C #F7EFA4 #FCF9DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F2E56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.20
#F2E56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E56C
16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E56C | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.20 | 16.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE572
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 229, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.142 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ed9a',
500: '#f2e56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e56c; $custom-light: #f9ed9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 229,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.179,
"s": 83.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90895,
"c": 0.14236,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.75999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E56C
secondary
#3746CB
accent
#1BE005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F