#F2EDA0#F2EDA0
#F2EDA0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.820; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.097 H 105.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2EDA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 237, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 76%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 34%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 33.9%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.57, -9.55, 37.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.57, 39.16, 104.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.26% -0.0251 0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.26% 0.097 105) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2481, 81.9852, 45.2170) |
| Luminance | 0.8198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.75
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.98
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.03
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.11
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.11
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2EDA0 #A0A5F2
analogous
#F2C4A0 #F2EDA0 #CEF2A0
triadic
#F2EDA0 #A0F2ED #EDA0F2
tetradic
#F2EDA0 #A0F2C4 #A0A5F2 #F2A0CE
square
#F2EDA0 #A0F2C4 #A0A5F2 #F2A0CE
split-complementary
#F2EDA0 #A0CEF2 #C4A0F2
monochromatic
#E3D934 #EBE36A #F2EDA0 #F9F7D6 #FBFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#F2EDA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.40
#F2EDA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2EDA0
17.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2EDA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2EDA0 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.40 | 17.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE79B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCECA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEE3D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2eda0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 237, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.097 105.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7f2bd',
500: '#f2eda0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2eda0; $custom-light: #f7f2bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2eda0",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 237,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.341,
"s": 75.926,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93258,
"c": 0.0972,
"h": 105
},
"luminance": 0.81984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2EDA0
secondary
#666CD0
accent
#1AD80D
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171612
muted
#858582