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#f2efa8 color: Pale Canary

#f2efa8 is rgb(242, 239, 168) in RGB and oklch(93.805% 0.09019 105.965) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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58°
100%

93.8%
0.090
106°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • amber-200
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.19:1Hard to read
Lc -11
Black text
17.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 94

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About #f2efa8

#f2efa8 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 93.8% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 106°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.19:1 contrast and black text 17.69:1, 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: #f2efa8 mixed with white

  1. f2efa8
  2. f3f1b1
  3. f4f2ba
  4. f6f4c3
  5. f7f6cc
  6. f8f7d5
  7. faf9dd
  8. fbfae6
  9. fcfcee
  10. fefef7

Darker: #f2efa8 mixed with black

  1. f2efa8
  2. d2d092
  3. b4b17c
  4. 969467
  5. 797852
  6. 5e5c3f
  7. 43422c
  8. 2b2a1a
  9. 14140a
  10. 030301

Calmer: #f2efa8 with less saturation

  1. f2efa8
  2. f1efaf
  3. f0eeb6
  4. f0eebd
  5. efedc4
  6. eeedcb
  7. ededd1
  8. ececd8
  9. ececde
  10. ebebe4

Questions about #f2efa8

What color is #f2efa8?

#f2efa8 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Pale Canary. In RGB it is rgb(242, 239, 168), in HSL hsl(57.57, 74%, 80.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(93.805% 0.09019 105.965).

What colors go well with #f2efa8?

The complementary color of #f2efa8 is #e7e6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffe3a8 and #d0f9bd. The triadic partners are #bbf5ff and #ffd9f4.

Is white or black text more readable on #f2efa8?

Black text reads better on #f2efa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and black gives 17.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f2efa8 a warm or cool color?

#f2efa8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 106 degrees, its lightness 93.8% and its chroma 0.09.