#F2ECA5#F2ECA5
#F2ECA5 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.816; OKLCH L 93.1% C 0.090 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2ECA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 236, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 75%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 32%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 31.8%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.39, -8.47, 35.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.39, 36.23, 103.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.14% -0.0217 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.14% 0.09 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.4056, 81.5863, 47.4709) |
| Luminance | 0.8158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.90
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.41
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.42
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.56
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.76
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2ECA5 #A5ABF2
analogous
#F2C6A5 #F2ECA5 #D1F2A5
triadic
#F2ECA5 #A5F2EC #ECA5F2
tetradic
#F2ECA5 #A5F2C6 #A5ABF2 #F2A5D1
square
#F2ECA5 #A5F2C6 #A5ABF2 #F2A5D1
split-complementary
#F2ECA5 #A5D1F2 #C6A5F2
monochromatic
#E3D53A #EAE170 #F2ECA5 #FAF7DA #FBF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#F2ECA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.32
#F2ECA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2ECA5
17.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2ECA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2ECA5 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.32 | 17.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E7A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBEBA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDE3DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2eca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 236, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.1% 0.090 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7f2c0',
500: '#f2eca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2eca5; $custom-light: #f7f2c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2eca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 236,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.325,
"s": 74.757,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93144,
"c": 0.0903,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.81585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2ECA5
secondary
#6B73D1
accent
#1ED70F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582