#F2E962#F2E962
#F2E962 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.780; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.155 H 105.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 233, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 85%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 60%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 59.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.80, -13.22, 64.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.80, 66.29, 101.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.61% -0.0412 0.149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.61% 0.155 105.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9638, 78.0392, 23.0359) |
| Luminance | 0.7804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.38
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.36
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.08
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.42
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 4.26
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E962 #626BF2
analogous
#F2A162 #F2E962 #B3F262
triadic
#F2E962 #62F2E9 #E962F2
tetradic
#F2E962 #62F2A1 #626BF2 #F262B3
square
#F2E962 #62F2A1 #626BF2 #F262B3
split-complementary
#F2E962 #62B3F2 #A162F2
monochromatic
#C9BD11 #EDE129 #F2E962 #F7F19B #FBF9D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F2E962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.61
#F2E962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E962
16.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E962 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.61 | 16.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE76A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 233, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.155 105.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ef94',
500: '#f2e962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e962; $custom-light: #f9ef94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e962",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 233,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.25,
"s": 84.706,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91611,
"c": 0.15456,
"h": 105.5
},
"luminance": 0.78037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E962
secondary
#333CC6
accent
#12E104
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160D
muted
#86857F