#F9EF72#F9EF72
#F9EF72 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.831; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.146 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9EF72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 239, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 54.2%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.05, -12.22, 60.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.05, 61.89, 101.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.59% -0.0371 0.1415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.59% 0.146 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.9729, 83.0900, 28.1104) |
| Luminance | 0.8309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.26
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.38
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.65
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.82
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.25
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9EF72 #727CF9
analogous
#F9AB72 #F9EF72 #BFF972
triadic
#F9EF72 #72F9EF #EF72F9
tetradic
#F9EF72 #72F9AB #727CF9 #F972BF
square
#F9EF72 #72F9AB #727CF9 #F972BF
split-complementary
#F9EF72 #72BFF9 #AB72F9
monochromatic
#E7D60A #F7E837 #F9EF72 #FBF6AD #FEFCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#F9EF72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.62
#F9EF72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9EF72
17.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9EF72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9EF72 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.62 | 17.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE866
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9ef72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 239, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.146 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef49e',
500: '#f9ef72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9ef72; $custom-light: #fef49e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9ef72",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 239,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.556,
"s": 91.837,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93589,
"c": 0.14631,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.83088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9EF72
secondary
#3B46D4
accent
#11E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580