All About Color #F2E040

#F2E040

About #F2E040

#F2E040 is a light yellow color with the hex code #F2E040. In RGB it is red 242, green 224, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 87%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 74%, 5%. Its contrast ratio is 1.35:1 on white and 15.51:1 on black.

#F2E040 Color Conversion

Hex tripletF2, E0, 40
CMYK0.00%, 7.44%, 73.55%, 5.10%
RGB Decimal242, 224, 64
HSL54°, 87%, 60%
RGB Octal362, 340, 100
HSV (HSB)53.93°, 73.55%, 94.90%
RGB Binary11110010, 11100000, 1000000
CIE-L*AB88.24, -10.60, 75.35
RGB Percent94.90%, 87.84%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH88.24, 76.09, 98.01
XYZ64.20, 72.56, 15.47
CIE-L*UV88.24, 18.75, 87.55
xyY0.42, 0.48, 72.56
Hunter-Lab85.18, -14.54, 48.86
RYB32.95%, 94.90%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#F2E040 on a dark background: contrast 15.51:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#F2E040 on a light background: contrast 1.35:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #F2E040, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#F2E040 · #F8EE96 · #C8B60E · #4052F2 · #96A0F8

Analogous palette

#F24052 · #F28740 · #F2E040 · #ABF240 · #52F240

Triadic palette

#F2E040 · #40F2E0 · #E040F2 · #F8EE96 · #96F8EE

Tetradic palette

#F2E040 · #40F287 · #4052F2 · #F240AB · #C8B60E

Monochromatic palette

#8F820A · #D7C30F · #F2E040 · #F7EC88 · #FCF7CF

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