#F9EF6F#F9EF6F
#F9EF6F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.830; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.149 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9EF6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 239, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 55.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.02, -12.45, 61.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.02, 63.21, 101.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.56% -0.038 0.144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.56% 0.149 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.8050, 83.0228, 27.2258) |
| Luminance | 0.8302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.06
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.34
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.73
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.01
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.22
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9EF6F #6F79F9
analogous
#F9AA6F #F9EF6F #BEF96F
triadic
#F9EF6F #6FF9EF #EF6FF9
tetradic
#F9EF6F #6FF9AA #6F79F9 #F96FBE
square
#F9EF6F #6FF9AA #6F79F9 #F96FBE
split-complementary
#F9EF6F #6FBEF9 #AA6FF9
monochromatic
#E4D40A #F7E834 #F9EF6F #FBF6AA #FEFCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#F9EF6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.60
#F9EF6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9EF6F
17.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9EF6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9EF6F | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.60 | 17.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE762
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9ef6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 239, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.149 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef49c',
500: '#f9ef6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9ef6f; $custom-light: #fef49c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9ef6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 239,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.652,
"s": 92,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93557,
"c": 0.14894,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.8302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9EF6F
secondary
#3844D4
accent
#11E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F