Information about #F2E769 color

#F2E769 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F2E769 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 231, 105) — 94.9% red, 90.6% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 54 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated yellow, #F2E769 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Yellowish (#FAEE66). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marigold Yellow (#FBE870) and Honeysuckle (#E8ED69).

In RGB terms — rgb(242, 231, 105) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F2E769 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 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.

#F2E769 color variations

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#F2E769 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 #F2E769

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

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Honeysuckle color link
Honeysuckle

#E8ED69

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2E769
  • RGB242, 231, 105
  • CMYK0, 4, 54, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 231, 105)
  • HSL55°, 84%, 68%
  • HSL Precise55.182°, 84.049%, 68.039%
  • HSV55°, 57%, 95%
  • HSB55°, 57%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.906, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.906, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.906, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2E769
  • DECIMAL ID15918953
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01