#F2EED9#F2EED9
#F2EED9 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.7% C 0.028 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2EED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 238, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 49%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 10%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 10.3%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.90, -2.18, 10.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.90, 10.86, 101.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.66% -0.0039 0.0278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.66% 0.028 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.7155, 85.0367, 77.8464) |
| Luminance | 0.8504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 1.33
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 2.73
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 3.17
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 3.88
Ivory
#FFFFF0
ΔE00 4.29
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2EED9 #D9DDF2
analogous
#F2E1D9 #F2EED9 #EAF2D9
triadic
#F2EED9 #D9F2EE #EED9F2
tetradic
#F2EED9 #D9F2E1 #D9DDF2 #F2D9EA
square
#F2EED9 #D9F2E1 #D9DDF2 #F2D9EA
split-complementary
#F2EED9 #D9EAF2 #E1D9F2
monochromatic
#D3C57E #E2DAAB #F2EED9 #F7F5E8 #F7F5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#F2EED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.01
#F2EED9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2EED9
18.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2EED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2EED9 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 18.01 | 18.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3ECD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4EEDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6EBE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2eed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 238, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.7% 0.028 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f3e4',
500: '#f2eed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2eed9; $custom-light: #f6f3e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2eed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 238,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.4,
"s": 49.02,
"l": 90
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94664,
"c": 0.02804,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.85036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2EED9
secondary
#9FA7D0
accent
#41BC29
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FEFEFC
border
#D6D6D5
text
#171715
muted
#858584