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#f2feeb

a pale, electric green · neutral · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
242, 254, 235
HSL
98°, 91%, 96%
CMYK
5, 0, 8, 0
Luminance
0.9576

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f2feeb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f2feeb
Hue
98°
green
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
96%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
97%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9576
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
53/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
20.15:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 1.8
Where it sits
Hue98° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness96%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool53% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f2feeb
RGBrgb(242, 254, 235)
HSLhsl(98, 91%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 0%)
LABlab(98.3 -7.3 7.7)
LCHlch(98.3 10.6 133.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.983 0.028 133.7)
Decimal15924971
Display P3color(display-p3 0.949 0.996 0.922)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f2feeb;
background-color: #f2feeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f2feeb] bg-[#f2feeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f2feeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.949, green: 0.996, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f2feeb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF2FEEB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(235, 254, 242)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f2feeb · 20.15:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.04:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 20.15:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f2feeb as text scores 1.04:1 on white and 20.15:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f2feeb on white: 1.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f2feeb on black: 20.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFFBEA
deuteranopia · #FEFAEC
tritanopia · #F2FCF8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f2feeb is pinned to step 50; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#f2feeb
#EDFBE5
#D7F9C3
#BAFA94
#97F75F
#74F429
#5DE90C
#4EC20A
#3E9B08
#30700A
#1E4606
Base = 50Lightest = 50 · #f2feebDarkest = 950 · #1E4606
:root {
  --brand-50: #f2feeb;
  --brand-100: #EDFBE5;
  --brand-200: #D7F9C3;
  --brand-300: #BAFA94;
  --brand-400: #97F75F;
  --brand-500: #74F429;
  --brand-600: #5DE90C;
  --brand-700: #4EC20A;
  --brand-800: #3E9B08;
  --brand-900: #30700A;
  --brand-950: #1E4606;
  --brand: #f2feeb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f2feeb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D0EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#689B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4E0AC2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#317906
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFFEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1A2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f2feeb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F7EBFE
Analogous left#FCFEEB
Analogous right#EBFEEE
Split-complement 1#EEEBFE
Split-complement 2#FEEBFC
Triadic 1#EBF2FE
Triadic 2#FEEBF2
Tetradic#EBFCFE

RGB percentages

Red94.9%
Green99.6%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan4.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow7.5%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#f2feeb text on a black background

contrast 20.15:1

Card sample

#f2feeb text on a white background

contrast 1.04:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f2feeb;
Background color
Panel with #f2feeb background
background-color: #f2feeb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f2feeb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(242, 254, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(242, 254, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f2feeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2feeb, #EBFEF1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f2feeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f2feeb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f2feeb, answered

What color is #f2feeb?

#f2feeb is a pale electric green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 1.8). It sits at 98° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 96% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #f2feeb?

rgb(242, 254, 235) — 242 red, 254 green and 235 blue out of 255, or 94.9% / 99.6% / 92.2% by channel.

Is #f2feeb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9576 and perceived brightness is 97%, so black text on it reaches 20.15:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f2feeb?

Black. It scores 20.15:1 against #f2feeb, versus 1.04:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f2feeb?

#F7EBFE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EEEBFE and #FEEBFC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f2feeb?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D0EDC0 for borders, #689B4B for secondary text, #4E0AC2 as an accent and #317906 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCFEEB and #EBFEEE stays calm, while #F7EBFE is the loudest partner.

What is #f2feeb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f2feeb warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 53 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F9FEEB; nudged cooler, #EBFEEB.

Work with #f2feeb in the Color Lab