#F2E96D#F2E96D
#F2E96D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.783; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.145 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 233, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 55%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.90, -12.44, 60.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.90, 61.56, 101.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.72% -0.0378 0.1403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.72% 0.145 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5193, 78.2614, 25.9617) |
| Luminance | 0.7826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.91
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.98
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.74
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.54
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.82
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E96D #6D76F2
analogous
#F2A76D #F2E96D #B9F26D
triadic
#F2E96D #6DF2E9 #E96DF2
tetradic
#F2E96D #6DF2A7 #6D76F2 #F26DB9
square
#F2E96D #6DF2A7 #6D76F2 #F26DB9
split-complementary
#F2E96D #6DB9F2 #A76DF2
monochromatic
#D2C513 #EDE135 #F2E96D #F7F1A5 #FCFADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F2E96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.65
#F2E96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E96D
16.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E96D | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.65 | 16.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE260
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 233, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.145 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ef9a',
500: '#f2e96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e96d; $custom-light: #f9ef9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 233,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.94,
"s": 83.648,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91724,
"c": 0.1453,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.78259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E96D
secondary
#3842CB
accent
#14E005
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F