#F9E778#F9E778
#F9E778 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.786; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.133 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E778 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 231, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 91%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 51.8%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.08, -7.79, 55.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.08, 56.17, 97.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.04% -0.0237 0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.04% 0.133 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0353, 78.6502, 29.2049) |
| Luminance | 0.7865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.10
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.77
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.94
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.42
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E778 #788AF9
analogous
#F9A778 #F9E778 #CAF978
triadic
#F9E778 #78F9E7 #E778F9
tetradic
#F9E778 #78F9A7 #788AF9 #F978CA
square
#F9E778 #78F9A7 #788AF9 #F978CA
split-complementary
#F9E778 #78CAF9 #A778F9
monochromatic
#ECCD0A #F6DD3D #F9E778 #FCF1B3 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F9E778 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.73
#F9E778 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E778
16.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E778 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E778 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.73 | 16.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E16E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE97D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e778; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 231, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.133 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeea2',
500: '#f9e778',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e778; $custom-light: #feeea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e778",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 231,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.628,
"s": 91.489,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92039,
"c": 0.13332,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.78648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E778
secondary
#4055D5
accent
#20E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480