#F2E8BC#F2E8BC
#F2E8BC is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.802; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.058 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 232, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 68%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 22%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 22.3%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.78, -3.47, 22.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.78, 22.93, 98.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.8% -0.0068 0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.8% 0.058 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.5516, 80.2227, 59.1244) |
| Luminance | 0.8022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.45
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.76
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 3.79
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 3.99
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.44
Cream
#FFFDD0
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E8BC #BCC6F2
analogous
#F2CDBC #F2E8BC #E1F2BC
triadic
#F2E8BC #BCF2E8 #E8BCF2
tetradic
#F2E8BC #BCF2CD #BCC6F2 #F2BCE1
square
#F2E8BC #BCF2CD #BCC6F2 #F2BCE1
split-complementary
#F2E8BC #BCE1F2 #CDBCF2
monochromatic
#DEC555 #E8D689 #F2E8BC #FAF6E5 #FAF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#F2E8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.04
#F2E8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E8BC
17.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E8BC | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.04 | 17.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1E5B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E9BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBE1DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 232, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.058 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6efd0',
500: '#f2e8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e8bc; $custom-light: #f6efd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 232,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.889,
"s": 67.5,
"l": 84.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92798,
"c": 0.05825,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.80221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E8BC
secondary
#8190D2
accent
#38CF16
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FEFEFB
border
#D6D6D4
text
#171614
muted
#858583