#F9E893#F9E893
#F9E893 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.107 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9E893 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 232, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 89%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 41%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 41%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.67, -5.79, 43.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.67, 43.77, 97.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.62% -0.0154 0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.62% 0.107 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.1916, 79.9619, 39.1768) |
| Luminance | 0.7996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.25
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.60
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.61
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.80
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9E893 #93A4F9
analogous
#F9B593 #F9E893 #D7F993
triadic
#F9E893 #93F9E8 #E893F9
tetradic
#F9E893 #93F9B5 #93A4F9 #F993D7
square
#F9E893 #93F9B5 #93A4F9 #F993D7
split-complementary
#F9E893 #93D7F9 #B593F9
monochromatic
#F3CF1F #F6DC59 #F9E893 #FCF4CD #FDF9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F9E893 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#F9E893 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9E893
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9E893 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9E893 | 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)
#F7E38D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEA96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9e893; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 232, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.107 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdefb4',
500: '#f9e893',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9e893; $custom-light: #fdefb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9e893",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 232,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 89.474,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92618,
"c": 0.10691,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.7996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9E893
secondary
#586DD9
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581