Information about #F2E581 color

#F2E581 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F2E581 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 229, 129) — 94.9% red, 89.8% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 44 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F2E581 presents itself as a vivid, lively yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Texas (#ECE67E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sahara Sand (#F1E788) and Moonbeam (#F2E289).

In RGB terms — rgb(242, 229, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 16.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F2E581 color variations

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#F2E581 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 #F2E581

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

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Manz color link
Manz

#EEEF78

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2E581
  • RGB242, 229, 129
  • CMYK0, 5, 44, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 229, 129)
  • HSL53°, 81%, 73%
  • HSL Precise53.097°, 81.295%, 72.745%
  • HSV53°, 47%, 95%
  • HSB53°, 47%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.898, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.898, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.898, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2E581
  • DECIMAL ID15918465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01