#F9DB6C#F9DB6C
#F9DB6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.719; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.134 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9DB6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 219, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 92%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 56.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.91, -2.68, 57.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.91, 57.54, 92.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.5% -0.0103 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.5% 0.134 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1079, 71.8886, 24.5255) |
| Luminance | 0.7188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 0.81
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.75
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.93
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.07
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.09
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9DB6C #6C8AF9
analogous
#F9946C #F9DB6C #D1F96C
triadic
#F9DB6C #6CF9DB #DB6CF9
tetradic
#F9DB6C #6CF994 #6C8AF9 #F96CD1
square
#F9DB6C #6CF994 #6C8AF9 #F96CD1
split-complementary
#F9DB6C #6CD1F9 #946CF9
monochromatic
#E1B309 #F7CD31 #F9DB6C #FBE9A7 #FEF8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#F9DB6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.38
#F9DB6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9DB6C
15.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9DB6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9DB6C | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.38 | 15.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD761
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCDC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9db6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 219, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.134 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fee599',
500: '#f9db6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9db6c; $custom-light: #fee599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9db6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 219,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.234,
"s": 92.157,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89496,
"c": 0.13439,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.71885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9DB6C
secondary
#3657D4
accent
#31E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F