F2E8AE

#F2E8AE closest to Vanilla

#F2E8AE is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Vanilla. In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 91.0% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(242, 232, 174)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 72% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 5% black. #F2E8AE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.93:1.

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Variations of #F2E8AE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#F2E8AE 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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#F2E8AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F2E8AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F6E9B0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E4AA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E6AC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F6E9B0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F5E8AF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FCE0D9
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F6E5C3
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAE7DA

#F2E8AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#F2E8AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.93:1 Super#F2E8AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F2E8AE in CSS

/* Vanilla */
.color { color: #F2E8AE; }
.background { background-color: #F2E8AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F2E8AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(242 232 174);
color: hsl(51 72% 82%);
color: oklch(0.925 0.075 99.5);

#F2E8AE FAQ

What color is #F2E8AE?

#F2E8AE is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Vanilla. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F2E8AE?

#F2E8AE is rgb(242, 232, 174) in RGB, hsl(51, 72%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F2E8AE?

The complementary color of #F2E8AE is #AEB8F2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F2E8AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #F2E8AE: 16.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F2E8AE a warm or cool color?

#F2E8AE is a warm color.