Information about #F2E25A color

#F2E25A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2E25A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 226, 90) — 94.9% red, 88.6% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 60 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #F2E25A reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spring Yellow (#F5E35D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B) and Minion Yellow (#F5E050).

The recipe behind #F2E25A is rgb(242, 226, 90), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 15.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. No one has named #F2E25A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F2E25A color variations

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#F2E25A 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 #F2E25A

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

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2E25A
  • RGB242, 226, 90
  • CMYK0, 6, 60, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 226, 90)
  • HSL54°, 85%, 65%
  • HSL Precise53.684°, 85.393%, 65.098%
  • HSV54°, 63%, 95%
  • HSB54°, 63%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.886, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.886, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.886, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2E25A
  • DECIMAL ID15917658
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01