#F2E586#F2E586
#F2E586 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.766; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.117 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E586 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 229, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 81%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 45%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 44.6%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.16, -8.32, 47.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.16, 48.45, 99.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.23% -0.0235 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.23% 0.117 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9420, 76.6392, 33.7109) |
| Luminance | 0.7664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.14
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.46
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.94
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.13
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E586 #8693F2
analogous
#F2AF86 #F2E586 #C9F286
triadic
#F2E586 #86F2E5 #E586F2
tetradic
#F2E586 #86F2AF #8693F2 #F286C9
square
#F2E586 #86F2AF #8693F2 #F286C9
split-complementary
#F2E586 #86C9F2 #AF86F2
monochromatic
#E5CC19 #ECD94F #F2E586 #F8F1BD #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F2E586 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.33
#F2E586 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E586
16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E586 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E586 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.33 | 16.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DF7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E58A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e586; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 229, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.117 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8edab',
500: '#f2e586',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e586; $custom-light: #f8edab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e586",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 229,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.778,
"s": 80.597,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91225,
"c": 0.1173,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.76637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E586
secondary
#4E5ECE
accent
#22DD09
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481