#F9EA7A#F9EA7A
#F9EA7A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.804; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.134 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9EA7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 234, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 91%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 51%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.86, -9.11, 55.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.86, 56.37, 99.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.67% -0.0273 0.1314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.67% 0.134 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.0048, 80.3930, 30.1331) |
| Luminance | 0.8039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.55
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.91
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.39
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.52
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.63
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9EA7A #7A89F9
analogous
#F9AA7A #F9EA7A #C9F97A
triadic
#F9EA7A #7AF9EA #EA7AF9
tetradic
#F9EA7A #7AF9AA #7A89F9 #F97AC9
square
#F9EA7A #7AF9AA #7A89F9 #F97AC9
split-complementary
#F9EA7A #7AC9F9 #AA7AF9
monochromatic
#EED30B #F6E13F #F9EA7A #FCF3B5 #FEFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#F9EA7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.08
#F9EA7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9EA7A
17.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9EA7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9EA7A | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.08 | 17.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE470
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEB7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9ea7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 234, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.134 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdf0a3',
500: '#f9ea7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9ea7a; $custom-light: #fdf0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9ea7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 234,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.913,
"s": 91.367,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92669,
"c": 0.13419,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.80391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9EA7A
secondary
#4253D5
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580