Palettes / Colors / #F2F299

#F2F299 — Light Yellow

#F2F299 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2F299 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 #9797F2; it also sits naturally between #F2C497 and #C4F297. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2F299

.text { color: #F2F299; }
.background { background-color: #F2F299; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2F299; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 242, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 77%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2F299; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 242, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2F299; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 242, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2F299">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2F299">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9797F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2F299: #000000.

How #F2F299 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 #F2F299 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 #F2F299?

#F2F299 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 242, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2F299?

#F2F299 is RGB 242, 242, 153 — HSL 60°, 77%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 37%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2F299?

Its complement is #9797F2; analogous partners are #F2C497 and #C4F297. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2F299 for text?

Black text on #F2F299 has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.