#F9E565#F9E565
#F9E565 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.771; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.148 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E565 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 229, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 93%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 59.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.38, -8.20, 63.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.38, 63.91, 97.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.42% -0.027 0.1458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.42% 0.148 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4379, 77.1208, 23.5376) |
| Luminance | 0.7712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.02
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.14
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.29
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.52
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.68
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E565 #6579F9
analogous
#F99B65 #F9E565 #C3F965
triadic
#F9E565 #65F9E5 #E565F9
tetradic
#F9E565 #65F99B #6579F9 #F965C3
square
#F9E565 #65F99B #6579F9 #F965C3
split-complementary
#F9E565 #65C3F9 #9B65F9
monochromatic
#DBBF09 #F7DB2A #F9E565 #FBEFA0 #FEF9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#F9E565 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.42
#F9E565 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E565
16.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E565 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E565 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.42 | 16.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DF57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE76C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e565; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 229, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.148 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feec95',
500: '#f9e565',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e565; $custom-light: #feec95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e565",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 229,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.892,
"s": 92.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91424,
"c": 0.14829,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.77118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E565
secondary
#3046D3
accent
#1FE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F