#F2E8A2#F2E8A2
#F2E8A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.792; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.089 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 232, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 75%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 33%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 33.1%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.33, -6.82, 35.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.33, 35.98, 100.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.28% -0.0171 0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.28% 0.089 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9970, 79.2008, 45.6701) |
| Luminance | 0.7920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.91
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.95
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.81
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.54
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.94
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E8A2 #A2ACF2
analogous
#F2C0A2 #F2E8A2 #D4F2A2
triadic
#F2E8A2 #A2F2E8 #E8A2F2
tetradic
#F2E8A2 #A2F2C0 #A2ACF2 #F2A2D4
square
#F2E8A2 #A2F2C0 #A2ACF2 #F2A2D4
split-complementary
#F2E8A2 #A2D4F2 #C0A2F2
monochromatic
#E3CD37 #EADB6C #F2E8A2 #FAF5D8 #FBF8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#F2E8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.84
#F2E8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E8A2
16.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E8A2 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.84 | 16.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E49D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E8A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEDFD6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 232, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.089 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7efbe',
500: '#f2e8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e8a2; $custom-light: #f7efbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 232,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 75.472,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92284,
"c": 0.08945,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.79199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E8A2
secondary
#6875D0
accent
#27D80E
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171612
muted
#858582