#F9E67A#F9E67A
#F9E67A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.131 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E67A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 230, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 51%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.84, -7.12, 54.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.84, 54.89, 97.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.86% -0.0216 0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.86% 0.131 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8788, 78.1411, 29.7578) |
| Luminance | 0.7814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.58
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.61
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.16
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.53
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E67A #7A8DF9
analogous
#F9A77A #F9E67A #CCF97A
triadic
#F9E67A #7AF9E6 #E67AF9
tetradic
#F9E67A #7AF9A7 #7A8DF9 #F97ACC
square
#F9E67A #7AF9A7 #7A8DF9 #F97ACC
split-complementary
#F9E67A #7ACCF9 #A77AF9
monochromatic
#EECC0B #F6DB3F #F9E67A #FCF1B5 #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F9E67A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#F9E67A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E67A
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E67A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E67A | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E170
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE87F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e67a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 230, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.131 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeda3',
500: '#f9e67a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e67a; $custom-light: #feeda3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e67a",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 230,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.024,
"s": 91.367,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91863,
"c": 0.13054,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.78139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E67A
secondary
#4258D5
accent
#22E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480