#F2EC72#F2EC72
#F2EC72 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.801; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.144 H 106.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2EC72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 236, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 83%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 53%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 52.9%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.72, -13.54, 58.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.72, 60.53, 102.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.4% -0.0404 0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.4% 0.144 106.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.6526, 80.0851, 27.7052) |
| Luminance | 0.8008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.10
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.33
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.38
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.07
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.44
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2EC72 #7278F2
analogous
#F2AC72 #F2EC72 #B8F272
triadic
#F2EC72 #72F2EC #EC72F2
tetradic
#F2EC72 #72F2AC #7278F2 #F272B8
square
#F2EC72 #72F2AC #7278F2 #F272B8
split-complementary
#F2EC72 #72B8F2 #AC72F2
monochromatic
#D6CD14 #EDE43A #F2EC72 #F7F4AA #FCFBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#F2EC72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.02
#F2EC72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2EC72
17.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2EC72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2EC72 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.02 | 17.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2ec72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 236, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.144 106.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9f19e',
500: '#f2ec72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2ec72; $custom-light: #f9f19e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2ec72",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 236,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.188,
"s": 83.117,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92396,
"c": 0.14383,
"h": 106.3
},
"luminance": 0.80083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2EC72
secondary
#3D43CC
accent
#10E006
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868580