#F2E779#F2E779
#F2E779 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.774; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.132 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 231, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 50%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.51, -10.49, 54.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.51, 55.36, 100.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.46% -0.031 0.1286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.46% 0.132 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.6470, 77.4117, 29.4113) |
| Luminance | 0.7741 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.47
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.90
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.35
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.57
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.80
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E779 #7984F2
analogous
#F2AA79 #F2E779 #C0F279
triadic
#F2E779 #79F2E7 #E779F2
tetradic
#F2E779 #79F2AA #7984F2 #F279C0
square
#F2E779 #79F2AA #7984F2 #F279C0
split-complementary
#F2E779 #79C0F2 #AA79F2
monochromatic
#DBC915 #EDDD41 #F2E779 #F7F1B1 #FCFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#F2E779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.48
#F2E779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E779
16.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E779 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.48 | 16.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E06F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 231, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.132 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8eea2',
500: '#f2e779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e779; $custom-light: #f8eea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e779",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 231,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 82.313,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91456,
"c": 0.13229,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.7741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E779
secondary
#434FCC
accent
#1ADF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480