#F9DD97#F9DD97
#F9DD97 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.741; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.093 H 88.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9DD97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 221, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 89%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 39.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.96, 0.19, 37.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.96, 37.90, 89.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.5% 0.0023 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.5% 0.093 88.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.5110, 74.0897, 39.8587) |
| Luminance | 0.7409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.44
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.23
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.06
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.43
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9DD97 #97B3F9
analogous
#F9AC97 #F9DD97 #E4F997
triadic
#F9DD97 #97F9DD #DD97F9
tetradic
#F9DD97 #97F9AC #97B3F9 #F997E4
square
#F9DD97 #97F9AC #97B3F9 #F997E4
split-complementary
#F9DD97 #97E4F9 #AC97F9
monochromatic
#F2B723 #F6CA5D #F9DD97 #FCF0D1 #FDF6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#F9DD97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.82
#F9DD97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9DD97
15.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9DD97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9DD97 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.82 | 15.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECDB92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E399
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9dd97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 221, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.093 88.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fde7b6',
500: '#f9dd97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9dd97; $custom-light: #fde7b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9dd97",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 221,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 89.091,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90503,
"c": 0.09341,
"h": 88.6
},
"luminance": 0.74087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9DD97
secondary
#5B7FD9
accent
#42E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481