#F9E892#F9E892
#F9E892 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.108 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E892 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 232, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 90%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 41%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 41.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.65, -5.89, 43.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.65, 44.25, 97.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.6% -0.0158 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.6% 0.108 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.1135, 79.9306, 38.7654) |
| Luminance | 0.7993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.19
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.57
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.60
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.72
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.96
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E892 #92A3F9
analogous
#F9B492 #F9E892 #D7F992
triadic
#F9E892 #92F9E8 #E892F9
tetradic
#F9E892 #92F9B4 #92A3F9 #F992D7
square
#F9E892 #92F9B4 #92A3F9 #F992D7
split-complementary
#F9E892 #92D7F9 #B492F9
monochromatic
#F3D01E #F6DC58 #F9E892 #FCF4CC #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F9E892 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#F9E892 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E892
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E892 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E892 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E38B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEA95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e892; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 232, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.108 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdefb3',
500: '#f9e892',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e892; $custom-light: #fdefb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e892",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 232,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.097,
"s": 89.565,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92602,
"c": 0.10798,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.79928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E892
secondary
#576CD8
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581