#F9EF75#F9EF75
#F9EF75 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.832; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.144 H 104.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9EF75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 239, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 92%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 53%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 53%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.08, -11.99, 59.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.08, 60.56, 101.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.62% -0.0361 0.139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.62% 0.144 104.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.1465, 83.1594, 29.0245) |
| Luminance | 0.8316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.27
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 1.64
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.71
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 2.65
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.32
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9EF75 #757FF9
analogous
#F9AD75 #F9EF75 #C1F975
triadic
#F9EF75 #75F9EF #EF75F9
tetradic
#F9EF75 #75F9AD #757FF9 #F975C1
square
#F9EF75 #75F9AD #757FF9 #F975C1
split-complementary
#F9EF75 #75C1F9 #AD75F9
monochromatic
#E9D90A #F6E83A #F9EF75 #FCF6B0 #FEFCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#F9EF75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.63
#F9EF75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9EF75
17.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9EF75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9EF75 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.63 | 17.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE869
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE1D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9ef75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 239, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.144 104.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef4a0',
500: '#f9ef75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9ef75; $custom-light: #fef4a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9ef75",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 239,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.455,
"s": 91.667,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93623,
"c": 0.14361,
"h": 104.6
},
"luminance": 0.83157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9EF75
secondary
#3D49D5
accent
#11E600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170F
muted
#868580