#F2C911Egg Toast (#F2C911) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 94°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.171. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F2C911 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 201, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 90%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 93%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 93%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.2 -0.2 81.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.847 0.171 94) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Egg Toast shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f8c300 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f8c900 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f2c911 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f2ca16 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Egg Toast in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.6:1 and against black 13.14:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff2c5 · #f2c911 · #c19f00 · #957a00 · #6b5700 · #443700
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e5e779 · #f2c911 · #f2aa0f · #e98d2c · #da7441 · #c55f51
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f2c911 · #8abc8c · #a98b00 · #008928 · #655300 · #0f4618
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fcf1ca · #f2c911 · #bda962 · #998748 · #414cb9 · #372c01
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2c911 · #abafc0 · #827b64 · #464954 · #241d05 · #010106
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989cab · #1f2334 · #020311 · #f2c911
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f2c911 · #a5aed1 · #6272cb · #3237a4 · #120260 · #0a0500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c1f2ee · #f2c911 · #c6a5df · #486584 · #373e5f · #0e1304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2c911 · #8bb9c4 · #008aa0 · #7b0f6f · #390032 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2c911 · #8cbbb3 · #008f82 · #3237a4 · #3f0019 · #010011
#F4D14D · #F7D86E · #F9E08A · #FBE7A3 · #FDEEBA
#C6A400 · #9C8000 · #735E00 · #4D3E00 · #2A2100
#EACB5B · #E2CC80 · #DACD9F
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.