Palettes / Colors / #F2F166

#F2F166 — Light Vivid Yellow

#F2F166 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 #F2F166 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.

#F2F166 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 #6464F2; it also sits naturally between #F2AB64 and #ABF264. 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 95% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2F166

.text { color: #F2F166; }
.background { background-color: #F2F166; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2F166; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 241, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 84%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2F166; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 241, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2F166; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 241, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2F166">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2F166">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6464F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2F166: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2F166

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 #F2F166 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 #F2F166 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 #F2F166?

#F2F166 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 241, 102). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2F166?

#F2F166 is RGB 242, 241, 102 — HSL 60°, 84%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 58%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2F166?

Its complement is #6464F2; analogous partners are #F2AB64 and #ABF264. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2F166 for text?

Black text on #F2F166 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.