#F2E96E#F2E96E
#F2E96E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.783; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.144 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2E96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 233, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 84%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 54.5%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.91, -12.37, 59.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.91, 61.12, 101.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.74% -0.0375 0.1395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.74% 0.144 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5734, 78.2830, 26.2468) |
| Luminance | 0.7828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.97
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.99
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.57
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.78
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2E96E #6E77F2
analogous
#F2A76E #F2E96E #B9F26E
triadic
#F2E96E #6EF2E9 #E96EF2
tetradic
#F2E96E #6EF2A7 #6E77F2 #F26EB9
square
#F2E96E #6EF2A7 #6E77F2 #F26EB9
split-complementary
#F2E96E #6EB9F2 #A76EF2
monochromatic
#D3C613 #EDE036 #F2E96E #F7F2A6 #FCFADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F2E96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.66
#F2E96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2E96E
16.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2E96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2E96E | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.66 | 16.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE874
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2e96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 233, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.144 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ef9b',
500: '#f2e96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2e96e; $custom-light: #f9ef9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2e96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 233,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.909,
"s": 83.544,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91735,
"c": 0.14443,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.78281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2E96E
secondary
#3943CB
accent
#14E006
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F