#F2E661#F2E661
#F2E661 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.763; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.153 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E661 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 230, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 85%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 60%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 59.9%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.02, -11.81, 64.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.02, 65.60, 100.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.99% -0.0373 0.1479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.99% 0.153 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.0748, 76.3363, 22.5081) |
| Luminance | 0.7633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.73
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.31
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.52
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.74
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.03
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E661 #616DF2
analogous
#F29E61 #F2E661 #B6F261
triadic
#F2E661 #61F2E6 #E661F2
tetradic
#F2E661 #61F29E #616DF2 #F261B6
square
#F2E661 #61F29E #616DF2 #F261B6
split-complementary
#F2E661 #61B6F2 #9E61F2
monochromatic
#C8B910 #EDDD28 #F2E661 #F7EF9A #FBF8D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F2E661 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.27
#F2E661 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E661
16.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E661 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E661 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.27 | 16.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9DF52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE568
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e661; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 230, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.153 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ed93',
500: '#f2e661',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e661; $custom-light: #f9ed93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e661",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 230,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.034,
"s": 84.795,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90986,
"c": 0.15254,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.76334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E661
secondary
#323EC5
accent
#17E104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F