Information about #F2E659 color

#F2E659 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2E659 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 230, 89) — 94.9% red, 90.2% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 63 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F2E659 is a intensely saturated sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spring Yellow (#F5E35D). Slightly further away sit Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B) and Minion Yellow (#F5E050).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(242, 230, 89)), which gives #F2E659 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F2E659: 16.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. No one has named #F2E659 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F2E659 color variations

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

#F2E659 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F2E659 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F2E659 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F2E659 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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#F2E659 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 #F2E659

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

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Brilliant Yellow color link
Brilliant Yellow

#E7E751

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

#F2E659 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2E659
  • RGB242, 230, 89
  • CMYK0, 5, 63, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 230, 89)
  • HSL55°, 85%, 65%
  • HSL Precise55.294°, 85.475%, 64.902%
  • HSV55°, 63%, 95%
  • HSB55°, 63%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.902, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.902, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.902, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2E659
  • DECIMAL ID15918681
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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