#F9E678#F9E678
#F9E678 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.132 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E678 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 230, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 51.8%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.82, -7.29, 55.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.82, 55.81, 97.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.84% -0.0223 0.1305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.84% 0.132 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7562, 78.0921, 29.1118) |
| Luminance | 0.7809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.40
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.52
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.30
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.33
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E678 #788BF9
analogous
#F9A678 #F9E678 #CBF978
triadic
#F9E678 #78F9E6 #E678F9
tetradic
#F9E678 #78F9A6 #788BF9 #F978CB
square
#F9E678 #78F9A6 #788BF9 #F978CB
split-complementary
#F9E678 #78CBF9 #A678F9
monochromatic
#ECCB0A #F6DB3D #F9E678 #FCF1B3 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F9E678 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.62
#F9E678 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E678
16.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E678 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E678 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.62 | 16.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E16E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE87D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e678; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 230, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.132 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeda1',
500: '#f9e678',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e678; $custom-light: #feeda1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e678",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 230,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.163,
"s": 91.489,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91838,
"c": 0.13243,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.78089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E678
secondary
#4056D5
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480