#F9E277#F9E277
#F9E277 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.759; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.130 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E277 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 226, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 92%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 52.2%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.80, -5.36, 54.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.80, 54.85, 95.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.02% -0.0168 0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.02% 0.13 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5954, 75.8672, 28.4271) |
| Luminance | 0.7586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.78
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.28
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.34
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.85
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E277 #778EF9
analogous
#F9A177 #F9E277 #CFF977
triadic
#F9E277 #77F9E2 #E277F9
tetradic
#F9E277 #77F9A1 #778EF9 #F977CF
square
#F9E277 #77F9A1 #778EF9 #F977CF
split-complementary
#F9E277 #77CFF9 #A177F9
monochromatic
#EBC30A #F6D63C #F9E277 #FCEEB2 #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F9E277 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.17
#F9E277 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E277
16.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E277 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E277 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.17 | 16.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE57C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e277; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 226, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.130 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeaa1',
500: '#f9e277',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e277; $custom-light: #feeaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e277",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 226,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.385,
"s": 91.549,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91023,
"c": 0.12992,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.75864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E277
secondary
#3F5AD5
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480