#f2e5af

Color #f2e5af

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#f2e5af

RGB

rgb(242, 229, 175)

HSL

hsl(48.4, 72%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.4, 27.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 27.7%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(90.79, -3.7, 27.99)

LCH

lch(90.79, 28.23, 97.53)

OKLCH

oklch(91.9%, 0.071, 96.14)

HWB

hwb(48.4, 68.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbcf2

Analogous

#f2c4af

#f2e5af

#def2af

Triadic

#f2e5af

#aff2e5

#e5aff2

Split-complementary

#f2e5af

#afdef2

#c4aff2

Tetradic

#f2e5af

#bcf2af

#afbcf2

#e5aff2

Square

#f2e5af

#aff2c4

#afbcf2

#f2afde

Shades

Color #f2e5af mixed toward black.

#e8d273

#dfbe38

#b3961d

#786413

#3c320a

Tints

Color #f2e5af mixed toward white.

#f4e9bc

#f6eeca

#f9f2d7

#fbf6e4

#fdfbf2

Tones

Color #f2e5af mixed toward gray.

#ece2b5

#e7deba

#e1dbc0

#dcd7c5

#d6d4cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ececbe · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#edeec1 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#f1c9cb · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f2e5af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2e5af]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#f2e5af (#f2e5af) is rgb(242, 229, 175) in RGB.

No, #f2e5af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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