What color is #F2F567?

#F2F567 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttercup Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F567?

The RGB value is 242, 245, 103: 242 red, 245 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F567?

The complementary color is #6A67F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F567?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F567 color

#F2F567 rgb(242, 245, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F2F567 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 96.1% green and 40.4% blue (242, 245, 103).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 88% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Buttercup Glow (#F1F458), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#F2F567 color codes

HEX	`#F2F567`
RGB	`rgb(242, 245, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 96.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 88%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 58%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 58%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.95, -18.73, 66.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.95, 68.91, 105.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.721, 85.163, 25.489)`
Decimal	`15922535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F567, 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 #F2F567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #F2F567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f567; }
.text { color: #f2f567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 245 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f567, #abf567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F2F567?: #F2F567 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttercup Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F567?: The RGB value is 242, 245, 103: 242 red, 245 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F567?: The complementary color is #6A67F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F567?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.