#F9D163#F9D163
#F9D163 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.135 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9D163 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 209, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 93%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 60%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 60.2%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.32, 1.78, 58.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.32, 58.64, 88.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.42% 0.0015 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.42% 0.135 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.1226, 66.6451, 21.2883) |
| Luminance | 0.6664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.13
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.25
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.69
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9D163 #638BF9
analogous
#F98663 #F9D163 #D6F963
triadic
#F9D163 #63F9D1 #D163F9
tetradic
#F9D163 #63F986 #638BF9 #F963D6
square
#F9D163 #63F986 #638BF9 #F963D6
split-complementary
#F9D163 #63D6F9 #8663F9
monochromatic
#D9A208 #F7C028 #F9D163 #FBE29E #FEF4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#F9D163 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.33
#F9D163 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9D163
14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9D163 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9D163 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.33 | 14.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DA68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9d163; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 209, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.135 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffde93',
500: '#f9d163',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9d163; $custom-light: #ffde93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9d163",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 209,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44,
"s": 92.593,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87422,
"c": 0.1354,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.66642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9D163
secondary
#2E5AD2
accent
#3DE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F