#f2cd4e

Color #f2cd4e

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 15.8 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#f2cd4e

RGB

rgb(242, 205, 78)

HSL

hsl(46.5, 86.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.5, 67.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 67.8%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(83.49, -0.34, 65.49)

LCH

lch(83.49, 65.49, 90.3)

OKLCH

oklch(85.8%, 0.1472, 92.57)

HWB

hwb(46.5, 30.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e73f2

Analogous

#f27b4e

#f2cd4e

#c5f24e

Triadic

#f2cd4e

#4ef2cd

#cd4ef2

Split-complementary

#f2cd4e

#4ec5f2

#7b4ef2

Tetradic

#f2cd4e

#73f24e

#4e73f2

#cd4ef2

Square

#f2cd4e

#4ef27b

#4e73f2

#f24ec5

Shades

Color #f2cd4e mixed toward black.

#eebf1c

#c79d0f

#95760b

#634f07

#322704

Tints

Color #f2cd4e mixed toward white.

#f4d56b

#f6de89

#f8e6a6

#fbeec4

#fdf7e1

Tones

Color #f2cd4e mixed toward gray.

#e4c65b

#d7be69

#c9b677

#bbaf85

#aea792

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e37d · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#e5e886 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#f0979b · ΔE 39.9

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f2cd4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2cd4e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f2cd4e (#f2cd4e) is rgb(242, 205, 78) in RGB.

No, #f2cd4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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