Information about #F2E497 color

#F2E497 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2E497 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(242, 228, 151) — 94.9% red, 89.4% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 36 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #F2E497 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Ivory (#F2E58F). Slightly further away sit Hathaway (#F7DE94) and Picasso (#F8EA97).

In RGB terms — rgb(242, 228, 151) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F2E497: 16.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F2E497 color variations

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

#F2E497 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F2E497 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F2E497 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F2E497 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F2E497 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F2E497

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

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Melting Moment color link
Melting Moment

#F4DE9E

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

#F2E497 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2E497
  • RGB242, 228, 151
  • CMYK0, 5, 36, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 228, 151)
  • HSL51°, 78%, 77%
  • HSL Precise50.769°, 77.778%, 77.059%
  • HSV51°, 38%, 95%
  • HSB51°, 38%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.894, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.894, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.894, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2E497
  • DECIMAL ID15918231
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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