#f2f9c5

Color #f2f9c5

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Lemon Chiffon #fffacd · ΔE 5.83 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#f2f9c5

RGB

rgb(242, 249, 197)

HSL

hsl(68.1, 81.3%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.1, 20.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 20.9%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(96.27, -10.72, 24.25)

LCH

lch(96.27, 26.51, 113.85)

OKLCH

oklch(96.4%, 0.0676, 113.91)

HWB

hwb(68.1, 77.3%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc5f9

Analogous

#f9e6c5

#f2f9c5

#d8f9c5

Triadic

#f2f9c5

#c5f2f9

#f9c5f2

Split-complementary

#f2f9c5

#c5d8f9

#e6c5f9

Tetradic

#f2f9c5

#c5f9cc

#ccc5f9

#f9c5f2

Square

#f2f9c5

#c5f9e6

#ccc5f9

#f9c5d8

Shades

Color #f2f9c5 mixed toward black.

#e3f282

#d4eb3e

#b2ca15

#77870e

#3b4307

Tints

Color #f2f9c5 mixed toward white.

#f4facf

#f6fbd8

#f9fce2

#fbfdec

#fdfef5

Tones

Color #f2f9c5 mixed toward gray.

#eff5ca

#ecf0ce

#e9ecd2

#e5e8d6

#e2e3db

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f5f5d3 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#f5f4d6 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#f2dee0 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#f4f4f4 · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f2f9c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2f9c5]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#f2f9c5 (#f2f9c5) is rgb(242, 249, 197) in RGB.

No, #f2f9c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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