#F2E8A7#F2E8A7
#F2E8A7 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.794; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.084 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E8A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 232, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 74%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 31%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 31%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.41, -6.22, 32.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.41, 33.49, 100.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.38% -0.0151 0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.38% 0.084 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.4503, 79.3821, 48.0575) |
| Luminance | 0.7938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.33
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 1.65
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.02
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.03
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.51
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E8A7 #A7B1F2
analogous
#F2C2A7 #F2E8A7 #D6F2A7
triadic
#F2E8A7 #A7F2E8 #E8A7F2
tetradic
#F2E8A7 #A7F2C2 #A7B1F2 #F2A7D6
square
#F2E8A7 #A7F2C2 #A7B1F2 #F2A7D6
split-complementary
#F2E8A7 #A7D6F2 #C2A7F2
monochromatic
#E2CC3C #EADA72 #F2E8A7 #FAF6DC #FBF8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F2E8A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.88
#F2E8A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E8A7
16.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E8A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E8A7 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.88 | 16.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E4A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E8A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDDFD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e8a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 232, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.084 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7efc1',
500: '#f2e8a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e8a7; $custom-light: #f7efc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e8a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 232,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52,
"s": 74.257,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92375,
"c": 0.08361,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.7938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E8A7
secondary
#6C7AD1
accent
#2AD60F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582