#f2ec9d

Color #f2ec9d

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 6.22 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#f2ec9d

RGB

rgb(242, 236, 157)

HSL

hsl(55.8, 76.6%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.8, 35.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 35.1%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(92.27, -9.4, 39.08)

LCH

lch(92.27, 40.19, 103.52)

OKLCH

oklch(93%, 0.0995, 104.43)

HWB

hwb(55.8, 61.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da3f2

Analogous

#f2c19d

#f2ec9d

#cdf29d

Triadic

#f2ec9d

#9df2ec

#ec9df2

Split-complementary

#f2ec9d

#9dcdf2

#c19df2

Tetradic

#f2ec9d

#a3f29d

#9da3f2

#ec9df2

Square

#f2ec9d

#9df2c1

#9da3f2

#f29dcd

Shades

Color #f2ec9d mixed toward black.

#eae162

#e2d527

#b0a517

#756e10

#3b3708

Tints

Color #f2ec9d mixed toward white.

#f4efad

#f6f2be

#f8f6ce

#fbf9de

#fdfcef

Tones

Color #f2ec9d mixed toward gray.

#ebe6a4

#e4e0ab

#dddab2

#d6d4b9

#cfcec0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#efefb4 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#f0f0b9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#f2c4c8 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#e9e9e9 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f2ec9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2ec9d]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#f2ec9d (#f2ec9d) is rgb(242, 236, 157) in RGB.

No, #f2ec9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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