#F9E784#F9E784
#F9E784 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.122 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E784 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 231, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 91%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 47%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 47%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.22, -6.75, 50.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.22, 50.58, 97.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.2% -0.0195 0.1201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.2% 0.122 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.8097, 78.9600, 33.2835) |
| Luminance | 0.7896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.05
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.31
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.43
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.52
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E784 #8496F9
analogous
#F9AC84 #F9E784 #D1F984
triadic
#F9E784 #84F9E7 #E784F9
tetradic
#F9E784 #84F9AC #8496F9 #F984D1
square
#F9E784 #84F9AC #8496F9 #F984D1
split-complementary
#F9E784 #84D1F9 #AC84F9
monochromatic
#F3D00F #F6DC4A #F9E784 #FCF2BE #FEF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#F9E784 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.79
#F9E784 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E784
16.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E784 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E784 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.79 | 16.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E27C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE988
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e784; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 231, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.122 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdeea9',
500: '#f9e784',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e784; $custom-light: #fdeea9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e784",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 231,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 90.698,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92196,
"c": 0.12163,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.78958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E784
secondary
#4B60D7
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481