#F9E26F#F9E26F
#F9E26F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.137 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E26F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 226, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 55.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.71, -5.99, 58.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.71, 58.49, 95.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.93% -0.0195 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.93% 0.137 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1351, 75.6830, 26.0025) |
| Luminance | 0.7568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.38
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.38
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.24
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.66
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.03
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E26F #6F86F9
analogous
#F99D6F #F9E26F #CBF96F
triadic
#F9E26F #6FF9E2 #E26FF9
tetradic
#F9E26F #6FF99D #6F86F9 #F96FCB
square
#F9E26F #6FF99D #6F86F9 #F96FCB
split-complementary
#F9E26F #6FCBF9 #9D6FF9
monochromatic
#E4C00A #F7D634 #F9E26F #FBEEAA #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F9E26F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.14
#F9E26F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E26F
16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E26F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E26F | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.14 | 16.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE574
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e26f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 226, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.137 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feea9b',
500: '#f9e26f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e26f; $custom-light: #feea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e26f",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 226,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 92,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90928,
"c": 0.13723,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.7568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E26F
secondary
#3852D4
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F