#F2EC5C#F2EC5C
#F2EC5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.796; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.162 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2EC5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 236, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 85%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 62%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 62%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.52, -15.08, 68.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.52, 69.88, 102.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.17% -0.0471 0.1551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.17% 0.162 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5475, 79.6431, 21.8850) |
| Luminance | 0.7964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.70
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.06
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.12
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.29
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.69
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2EC5C #5C62F2
analogous
#F2A15C #F2EC5C #ADF25C
triadic
#F2EC5C #5CF2EC #EC5CF2
tetradic
#F2EC5C #5CF2A1 #5C62F2 #F25CAD
square
#F2EC5C #5CF2A1 #5C62F2 #F25CAD
split-complementary
#F2EC5C #5CADF2 #A15CF2
monochromatic
#C4BD10 #EDE523 #F2EC5C #F7F395 #FBF9CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F2EC5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.93
#F2EC5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2EC5C
16.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2EC5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2EC5C | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.93 | 16.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE34A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE965
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDECE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2ec5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 236, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.162 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faf190',
500: '#f2ec5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2ec5c; $custom-light: #faf190; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2ec5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 236,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.6,
"s": 85.227,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92174,
"c": 0.16209,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.79641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2EC5C
secondary
#3137C1
accent
#0DE204
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF4
border
#D7D6CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86857F