#F9E272#F9E272
#F9E272 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.135 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E272 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 226, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 54.2%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.74, -5.76, 56.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.74, 57.13, 95.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.96% -0.0185 0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.96% 0.135 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3030, 75.7502, 26.8871) |
| Luminance | 0.7575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.46
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.65
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.22
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.74
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.93
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E272 #7289F9
analogous
#F99E72 #F9E272 #CCF972
triadic
#F9E272 #72F9E2 #E272F9
tetradic
#F9E272 #72F99E #7289F9 #F972CC
square
#F9E272 #72F99E #7289F9 #F972CC
split-complementary
#F9E272 #72CCF9 #9E72F9
monochromatic
#E7C10A #F7D637 #F9E272 #FBEEAD #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F9E272 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.15
#F9E272 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E272
16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E272 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E272 | 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)
#F5DD67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE577
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e272; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 226, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.135 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feea9d',
500: '#f9e272',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e272; $custom-light: #feea9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e272",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 226,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.778,
"s": 91.837,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90963,
"c": 0.13453,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.75747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E272
secondary
#3B55D4
accent
#27E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F