What color is #F2E184?

#F2E184 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Gold Grillz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E184?

The RGB value is 242, 225, 132: 242 red, 225 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E184?

The complementary color is #8495F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E184 color

#F2E184 rgb(242, 225, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F2E184 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 88.2% green and 51.8% blue (242, 225, 132).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 81% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Gold Grillz (#ECE086), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#F2E184 color codes

HEX	`#F2E184`
RGB	`rgb(242, 225, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 88.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 81%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.11, -6.5, 47.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.11, 47.84, 97.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.71, 74.396, 32.618)`
Decimal	`15917444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E184, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F2E184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F2E184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e184; }
.text { color: #f2e184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 225 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e184, #ccf284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F2E184?: #F2E184 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Gold Grillz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E184?: The RGB value is 242, 225, 132: 242 red, 225 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E184?: The complementary color is #8495F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.