#F9E271#F9E271
#F9E271 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.135 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E271 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 226, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 54.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.73, -5.84, 57.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.73, 57.58, 95.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.95% -0.0189 0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.95% 0.135 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2464, 75.7276, 26.5889) |
| Luminance | 0.7572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.42
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.55
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.22
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.83
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.84
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E271 #7188F9
analogous
#F99E71 #F9E271 #CCF971
triadic
#F9E271 #71F9E2 #E271F9
tetradic
#F9E271 #71F99E #7188F9 #F971CC
square
#F9E271 #71F99E #7188F9 #F971CC
split-complementary
#F9E271 #71CCF9 #9E71F9
monochromatic
#E6C10A #F7D636 #F9E271 #FBEEAC #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F9E271 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.15
#F9E271 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E271
16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E271 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E271 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.15 | 16.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE576
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e271; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 226, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.135 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feea9d',
500: '#f9e271',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e271; $custom-light: #feea9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e271",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 226,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.853,
"s": 91.892,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90951,
"c": 0.13543,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.75725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E271
secondary
#3A54D4
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F