Information about #F2EB5D color

#F2EB5D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2EB5D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 235, 93) — 94.9% red, 92.2% green, 36.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 58 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F2EB5D is a maximally vivid yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spring Yellow (#F5E35D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Corn (#FBEC5D) and Yellowish (#FAEE66).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(242, 235, 93)), which gives #F2EB5D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F2EB5D: 16.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F2EB5D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F2EB5D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F2EB5D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F2EB5D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Icterine color link
Icterine

#FCF75E

Honeysuckle color link
Honeysuckle

#E8ED69

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Dodie Yellow color link
Dodie Yellow

#FEF65B

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2EB5D
  • RGB242, 235, 93
  • CMYK0, 3, 58, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 235, 93)
  • HSL57°, 85%, 66%
  • HSL Precise57.181°, 85.143%, 65.686%
  • HSV57°, 62%, 95%
  • HSB57°, 62%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.922, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.922, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.922, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2EB5D
  • DECIMAL ID15919965
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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