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F2E080

#F2E080 closest to Mellow Dandelion

#F2E080 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Mellow Dandelion. In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 87.8% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(242, 224, 128)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 81% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 47% yellow and 5% black. #F2E080 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.75:1.

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Variations of #F2E080

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F2E080 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F2E080 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F2E080 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F6E284
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1DB78
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1DD7B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F6E284
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4E182
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD4C9
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F7DBA7
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4DFCC

#F2E080 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#F2E080 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.75:1 Super#F2E080 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F2E080 in CSS

/* Mellow Dandelion */
.color { color: #F2E080; }
.background { background-color: #F2E080; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F2E080; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(242 224 128);
color: hsl(51 81% 73%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.119 98.9);

#F2E080 FAQ

What color is #F2E080?

#F2E080 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Mellow Dandelion. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F2E080?

#F2E080 is rgb(242, 224, 128) in RGB, hsl(51, 81%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 47%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F2E080?

The complementary color of #F2E080 is #8092F2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F2E080?

Black text has the best contrast on #F2E080: 15.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F2E080 a warm or cool color?

#F2E080 is a warm color.