Palettes / Colors / #F2F596

#F2F596 — Light Vivid Yellow

#F2F596 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 #F2F596 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.

#F2F596 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 #9794F5; it also sits naturally between #F5C894 and #C1F594. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 96% · Blue 59%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2F596

.text { color: #F2F596; }
.background { background-color: #F2F596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2F596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 245, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 83%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2F596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 245, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2F596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 245, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2F596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2F596">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2F596

Tints of #F2F596

Tones of #F2F596

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9794F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2F596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2F596

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 #F2F596 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 #F2F596 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

← #F2F595  ·  #F2F597 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2F596?

#F2F596 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 245, 150). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2F596?

#F2F596 is RGB 242, 245, 150 — HSL 62°, 83%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 39%, 4%.

What colors go with #F2F596?

Its complement is #9794F5; analogous partners are #F5C894 and #C1F594. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2F596 for text?

Black text on #F2F596 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.