#F9DC86#F9DC86
#F9DC86 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.730; OKLCH L 90.0% C 0.110 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9DC86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 220, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 91%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 46.2%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.47, -1.01, 45.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.47, 45.77, 91.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.04% -0.0027 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.04% 0.11 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9653, 73.0503, 33.0170) |
| Luminance | 0.7305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.41
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.62
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.00
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.60
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9DC86 #86A3F9
analogous
#F9A386 #F9DC86 #DCF986
triadic
#F9DC86 #86F9DC #DC86F9
tetradic
#F9DC86 #86F9A3 #86A3F9 #F986DC
square
#F9DC86 #86F9A3 #86A3F9 #F986DC
split-complementary
#F9DC86 #86DCF9 #A386F9
monochromatic
#F3BA11 #F6CB4C #F9DC86 #FCEDC0 #FEF7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#F9DC86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.61
#F9DC86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9DC86
15.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9DC86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9DC86 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.61 | 15.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD97F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E289
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9dc86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 220, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.0% 0.110 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fde6aa',
500: '#f9dc86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9dc86; $custom-light: #fde6aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9dc86",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 220,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.87,
"s": 90.551,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90035,
"c": 0.11046,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.73047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9DC86
secondary
#4C6FD7
accent
#3AE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181510
muted
#868481