#F9E471#F9E471
#F9E471 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.768; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.137 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E471 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 228, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 54.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.24, -6.84, 57.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.24, 58.28, 96.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.35% -0.0217 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.35% 0.137 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7934, 76.8216, 26.7713) |
| Luminance | 0.7682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.85
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.87
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.62
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.70
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.86
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E471 #7186F9
analogous
#F9A071 #F9E471 #CAF971
triadic
#F9E471 #71F9E4 #E471F9
tetradic
#F9E471 #71F9A0 #7186F9 #F971CA
square
#F9E471 #71F9A0 #7186F9 #F971CA
split-complementary
#F9E471 #71CAF9 #A071F9
monochromatic
#E6C40A #F7D936 #F9E471 #FBEFAC #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#F9E471 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.36
#F9E471 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E471
16.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E471 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E471 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.36 | 16.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DF66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e471; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 228, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.137 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feec9d',
500: '#f9e471',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e471; $custom-light: #feec9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e471",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 228,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.735,
"s": 91.892,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91352,
"c": 0.13713,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.76819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E471
secondary
#3A52D4
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F