#F2E89E#F2E89E
#F2E89E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.791; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.094 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E89E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 232, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 76%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 35%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 34.7%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.26, -7.29, 37.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.26, 37.97, 101.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.21% -0.0187 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.21% 0.094 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6471, 79.0609, 43.8272) |
| Luminance | 0.7906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.37
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.59
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.80
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.39
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.48
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E89E #9EA8F2
analogous
#F2BE9E #F2E89E #D2F29E
triadic
#F2E89E #9EF2E8 #E89EF2
tetradic
#F2E89E #9EF2BE #9EA8F2 #F29ED2
square
#F2E89E #9EF2BE #9EA8F2 #F29ED2
split-complementary
#F2E89E #9ED2F2 #BE9EF2
monochromatic
#E4CE32 #EBDB68 #F2E89E #F9F5D4 #FBF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#F2E89E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.81
#F2E89E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E89E
16.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E89E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E89E | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.81 | 16.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E8A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEDED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e89e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 232, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.094 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7efbb',
500: '#f2e89e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e89e; $custom-light: #f7efbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e89e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 232,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.857,
"s": 76.364,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92213,
"c": 0.09408,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.79059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E89E
secondary
#6471D0
accent
#25D90D
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171612
muted
#858582