Palettes / Colors / #F2EA93

#F2EA93 — Light Vivid Yellow

#F2EA93 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #F2EA93 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F2EA93 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #919AF2; it also sits naturally between #F2BA91 and #CAF291. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 92% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 39% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F2EA93

.text { color: #F2EA93; }
.background { background-color: #F2EA93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2EA93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 234, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 79%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2EA93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 234, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2EA93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 234, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2EA93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2EA93">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #919AF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2EA93: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2EA93

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F2EA93 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2EA93 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2EA93?

#F2EA93 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 234, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2EA93?

#F2EA93 is RGB 242, 234, 147 — HSL 55°, 79%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 39%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2EA93?

Its complement is #919AF2; analogous partners are #F2BA91 and #CAF291. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2EA93 for text?

Black text on #F2EA93 has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.