#f2e197

Color #f2e197

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 8.06 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f2e197

RGB

rgb(242, 225, 151)

HSL

hsl(48.8, 77.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.8, 37.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 37.6%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(89.38, -4.55, 38.32)

LCH

lch(89.38, 38.59, 96.77)

OKLCH

oklch(90.7%, 0.0951, 96.77)

HWB

hwb(48.8, 59.2%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a8f2

Analogous

#f2b497

#f2e197

#d6f297

Triadic

#f2e197

#97f2e1

#e197f2

Split-complementary

#f2e197

#97d6f2

#b497f2

Tetradic

#f2e197

#a8f297

#97a8f2

#e197f2

Square

#f2e197

#97f2b4

#97a8f2

#f297d6

Shades

Color #f2e197 mixed toward black.

#ebd05d

#e3bf23

#af9216

#75610f

#3a3107

Tints

Color #f2e197 mixed toward white.

#f4e6a8

#f6ebba

#f9f0cb

#fbf5dc

#fdfaee

Tones

Color #f2e197 mixed toward gray.

#eadc9f

#e3d8a6

#dbd3ae

#d4ceb5

#ccc9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebebad · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#ecedb2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#f1bcbf · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#e1e1e1 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f2e197;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2e197]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Frequently asked questions

#f2e197 (#f2e197) is rgb(242, 225, 151) in RGB.

No, #f2e197 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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