#F9E267#F9E267
#F9E267 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.755; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.144 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E267 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 226, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 92%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 58.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.63, -6.57, 61.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.63, 62.02, 96.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.84% -0.0221 0.1424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.84% 0.144 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7141, 75.5147, 23.7856) |
| Luminance | 0.7551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.05
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.61
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.13
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.54
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.83
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E267 #677EF9
analogous
#F99967 #F9E267 #C7F967
triadic
#F9E267 #67F9E2 #E267F9
tetradic
#F9E267 #67F999 #677EF9 #F967C7
square
#F9E267 #67F999 #677EF9 #F967C7
split-complementary
#F9E267 #67C7F9 #9967F9
monochromatic
#DDBB09 #F7D72C #F9E267 #FBEDA2 #FEF8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F9E267 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.10
#F9E267 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E267
16.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E267 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E267 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.10 | 16.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE56D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e267; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 226, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.144 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feea96',
500: '#f9e267',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e267; $custom-light: #feea96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e267",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 226,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.548,
"s": 92.405,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9084,
"c": 0.14413,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.75512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E267
secondary
#314BD3
accent
#24E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F