Soft Mellow Yellow
A vivid, warm very light yellow.
#F2E3AD
rgb(242, 227, 173)
Color formats
HEX
#F2E3AD
RGB
rgb(242, 227, 173)
HSL
hsl(47, 72.6%, 81.4%)
HSV
hsv(47, 28.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 28.5%, 5.1%)
Color shades
Lighter tints and darker shades of Soft Mellow Yellow.
Lightest
#FFFFFF
Lighter
#FFFFFF
Base
#F2E3AD
Darker
#E4C555
Darkest
#B6951D
Complementary
The opposite hue on the color wheel.
Analogous
Neighbouring hues that harmonise.
Contrast & readability
Where Soft Mellow Yellow works
Soft Mellow Yellow (#F2E3AD) is a vivid, warm very light yellow. Being very light, it shines as a background or surface color, letting darker text and accents stand out on top of it. Its warm undertone gives it an energetic, inviting feel — a good fit for friendly, expressive brands.
Observe the spectrum
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