#F9E679#F9E679
#F9E679 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.131 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E679 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 230, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 51.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.83, -7.20, 54.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.83, 55.35, 97.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.85% -0.0219 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.85% 0.131 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8172, 78.1165, 29.4331) |
| Luminance | 0.7811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.49
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.56
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.23
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E679 #798CF9
analogous
#F9A679 #F9E679 #CCF979
triadic
#F9E679 #79F9E6 #E679F9
tetradic
#F9E679 #79F9A6 #798CF9 #F979CC
square
#F9E679 #79F9A6 #798CF9 #F979CC
split-complementary
#F9E679 #79CCF9 #A679F9
monochromatic
#EDCB0B #F6DB3E #F9E679 #FCF1B4 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F9E679 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.62
#F9E679 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E679
16.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E679 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E679 | 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)
#F8E16F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE87E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e679; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 230, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.131 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeda2',
500: '#f9e679',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e679; $custom-light: #feeda2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e679",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 230,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.094,
"s": 91.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91851,
"c": 0.13148,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.78114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E679
secondary
#4157D5
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480