Information about #F2E585 color

#F2E585 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2E585 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(242, 229, 133) — 94.9% red, 89.8% green, 52.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 43 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F2E585 presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sahara Sand (#F1E788). Slightly further away sit Moonbeam (#F2E289) and Warm Yellow (#F4E98C).

The recipe behind #F2E585 is rgb(242, 229, 133), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 16.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F2E585 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F2E585 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F2E585 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 #F2E585

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

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2E585
  • RGB242, 229, 133
  • CMYK0, 5, 43, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 229, 133)
  • HSL53°, 81%, 74%
  • HSL Precise52.844°, 80.741%, 73.529%
  • HSV53°, 45%, 95%
  • HSB53°, 45%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.898, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.898, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.898, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2E585
  • DECIMAL ID15918469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01