What color is #F2F366?

#F2F366 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Crash Dummy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F366?

The RGB value is 242, 243, 102: 242 red, 243 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F366?

The complementary color is #6766F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F366?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F366 color

#F2F366 rgb(242, 243, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F2F366 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 95.3% green and 40% blue (242, 243, 102).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 85% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Crash Dummy (#EEEE66), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#F2F366 color codes

HEX	`#F2F366`
RGB	`rgb(242, 243, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 95.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 85%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 58%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 58%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.42, -17.84, 66.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.42, 68.51, 105.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.069, 83.94, 25.026)`
Decimal	`15922022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F366, 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 #F2F366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #F2F366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f366; }
.text { color: #f2f366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 243 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f366, #acf366); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2F366?: #F2F366 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Crash Dummy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F366?: The RGB value is 242, 243, 102: 242 red, 243 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F366?: The complementary color is #6766F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F366?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.