#F9E774#F9E774
#F9E774 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.786; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.137 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E774 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 231, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 92%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 53%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 53.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.03, -8.11, 57.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.03, 58.00, 98.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.99% -0.0251 0.1347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.99% 0.137 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7976, 78.5552, 27.9530) |
| Luminance | 0.7855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.81
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.69
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.73
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.01
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.03
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E774 #7486F9
analogous
#F9A574 #F9E774 #C9F974
triadic
#F9E774 #74F9E7 #E774F9
tetradic
#F9E774 #74F9A5 #7486F9 #F974C9
square
#F9E774 #74F9A5 #7486F9 #F974C9
split-complementary
#F9E774 #74C9F9 #A574F9
monochromatic
#E9CA0A #F6DD39 #F9E774 #FCF1AF #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F9E774 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.71
#F9E774 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E774
16.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E774 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E774 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.71 | 16.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E169
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE979
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e774; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 231, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.137 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feee9f',
500: '#f9e774',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e774; $custom-light: #feee9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e774",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 231,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.88,
"s": 91.724,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91991,
"c": 0.13703,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.78553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E774
secondary
#3D51D5
accent
#1FE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480