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#f2eea5 color: Pale Canary

#f2eea5 is rgb(242, 238, 165) in RGB and oklch(93.549% 0.09255 105.389) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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57°
100%

93.5%
0.093
105°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • amber-200
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.20:1Hard to read
Lc -11
Black text
17.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 94

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About #f2eea5

#f2eea5 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 93.5% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 105°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.2:1 contrast and black text 17.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pale Canary (#f1efa6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #f2eea5 mixed with white

  1. f2eea5
  2. f3f0af
  3. f4f2b8
  4. f6f3c1
  5. f7f5ca
  6. f8f7d3
  7. faf9dc
  8. fbfae5
  9. fcfcee
  10. fefdf6

Darker: #f2eea5 mixed with black

  1. f2eea5
  2. d2cf8f
  3. b4b179
  4. 969365
  5. 797751
  6. 5e5c3d
  7. 43422b
  8. 2b2a1a
  9. 14140a
  10. 030301

Calmer: #f2eea5 with less saturation

  1. f2eea5
  2. f1eead
  3. f0edb4
  4. efedbb
  5. eeedc2
  6. eeecc9
  7. edecd0
  8. ecebd6
  9. ebebdd
  10. eaeae3

Questions about #f2eea5

What color is #f2eea5?

#f2eea5 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Pale Canary. In RGB it is rgb(242, 238, 165), in HSL hsl(56.88, 74.76%, 79.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(93.549% 0.09255 105.389).

What colors go well with #f2eea5?

The complementary color of #f2eea5 is #e5e5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffe2a7 and #cff8ba. The triadic partners are #b8f4ff and #ffd8f4.

Is white or black text more readable on #f2eea5?

Black text reads better on #f2eea5: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and black gives 17.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f2eea5 a warm or cool color?

#f2eea5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 93.5% and its chroma 0.093.