#F2ECAE#F2ECAE
#F2ECAE is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.819; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.080 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2ECAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 236, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 72%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 28%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 28.1%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.54, -7.35, 30.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.54, 31.74, 103.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.31% -0.0181 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.31% 0.08 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.2537, 81.9255, 51.9378) |
| Luminance | 0.8192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 0.86
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.28
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.87
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 3.67
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.10
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2ECAE #AEB4F2
analogous
#F2CAAE #F2ECAE #D6F2AE
triadic
#F2ECAE #AEF2EC #ECAEF2
tetradic
#F2ECAE #AEF2CA #AEB4F2 #F2AED6
square
#F2ECAE #AEF2CA #AEB4F2 #F2AED6
split-complementary
#F2ECAE #AED6F2 #CAAEF2
monochromatic
#E1D345 #EAE079 #F2ECAE #FAF8E3 #FBF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#F2ECAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.38
#F2ECAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2ECAE
17.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2ECAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2ECAE | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.38 | 17.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9EBB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCE4DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2ecae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 236, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.080 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7f2c6',
500: '#f2ecae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2ecae; $custom-light: #f7f2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2ecae",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 236,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.706,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93312,
"c": 0.07963,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.81924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2ECAE
secondary
#737BD1
accent
#22D411
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF9
border
#D7D6D2
text
#171613
muted
#858582