#F9E467#F9E467
#F9E467 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.766; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.146 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E467 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 228, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 92%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 58.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.14, -7.57, 62.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.14, 62.70, 96.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.24% -0.0249 0.1436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.24% 0.146 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2611, 76.6087, 23.9680) |
| Luminance | 0.7661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.11
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.12
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.51
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.08
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E467 #677CF9
analogous
#F99B67 #F9E467 #C5F967
triadic
#F9E467 #67F9E4 #E467F9
tetradic
#F9E467 #67F99B #677CF9 #F967C5
square
#F9E467 #67F99B #677CF9 #F967C5
split-complementary
#F9E467 #67C5F9 #9B67F9
monochromatic
#DDBE09 #F7DA2C #F9E467 #FBEEA2 #FEF9DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F9E467 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.32
#F9E467 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E467
16.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E467 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E467 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.32 | 16.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DE5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE66D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e467; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 228, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.146 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feec97',
500: '#f9e467',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e467; $custom-light: #feec97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e467",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 228,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.37,
"s": 92.405,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91243,
"c": 0.14579,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.76606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E467
secondary
#3149D3
accent
#21E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F