#F9D166#F9D166
#F9D166 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.667; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.133 H 88.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9D166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 209, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 92%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 59%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 59%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.35, 1.99, 57.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.35, 57.32, 88.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.46% 0.0025 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.46% 0.133 88.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2686, 66.7035, 22.0577) |
| Luminance | 0.6670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.39
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.61
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.81
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.09
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9D166 #668EF9
analogous
#F98866 #F9D166 #D8F966
triadic
#F9D166 #66F9D1 #D166F9
tetradic
#F9D166 #66F988 #668EF9 #F966D8
square
#F9D166 #66F988 #668EF9 #F966D8
split-complementary
#F9D166 #66D8F9 #8866F9
monochromatic
#DCA209 #F7BF2B #F9D166 #FBE3A1 #FEF4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#F9D166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.34
#F9D166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9D166
14.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9D166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9D166 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.34 | 14.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDA6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9d166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 209, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.133 88.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fede95',
500: '#f9d166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9d166; $custom-light: #fede95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9d166",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 209,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.673,
"s": 92.453,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87455,
"c": 0.13292,
"h": 88.9
},
"luminance": 0.667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9D166
secondary
#305DD3
accent
#3EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F