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#f2b665 color: Buff Yellow

#f2b665 is rgb(242, 182, 101) in RGB and oklch(81.551% 0.12049 72.979) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

81.6%
0.120
73°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #f2b665

#f2b665 is a pastel light amber color. In OKLCH it has 81.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 73°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Buff Yellow (#f0b967). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f2b665 mixed with white

  1. f2b665
  2. f4be76
  3. f5c587
  4. f7cc97
  5. f8d4a6
  6. fadbb5
  7. fbe2c4
  8. fcead3
  9. fdf1e2
  10. fef8f0

Darker: #f2b665 mixed with black

  1. f2b665
  2. d29e57
  3. b48649
  4. 966f3c
  5. 79592f
  6. 5e4422
  7. 433017
  8. 2b1d0c
  9. 140c03
  10. 030200

Calmer: #f2b665 with less saturation

  1. f2b665
  2. eeb871
  3. e9b97b
  4. e4bb85
  5. e0bc8f
  6. dbbd98
  7. d6bea1
  8. d1c0aa
  9. cdc1b2
  10. c8c2ba

Questions about #f2b665

What color is #f2b665?

#f2b665 is pastel light amber. The closest named color is Buff Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(242, 182, 101), in HSL hsl(34.47, 84.43%, 67.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(81.551% 0.12049 72.979).

What colors go well with #f2b665?

The complementary color of #f2b665 is #8bc7ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffa883 and #d1c664. The triadic partners are #4bdbd8 and #deabfa.

Is white or black text more readable on #f2b665?

Black text reads better on #f2b665: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f2b665 a warm or cool color?

#f2b665 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 81.6% and its chroma 0.12.