#FFF9CD#FFF9CD
#FFF9CD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.934; OKLCH L 97.6% C 0.057 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFF9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 249, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 100%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 20%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 19.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.40, -4.93, 21.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.40, 22.43, 102.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.58% -0.0108 0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.58% 0.057 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(86.1347, 93.4204, 71.2402) |
| Luminance | 0.9342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 0.48
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 0.78
Cream
#FFFDD0
ΔE00 1.57
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 2.30
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 2.32
Ivory (survey)
#FFFFCB
ΔE00 2.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFF9CD #CDD3FF
analogous
#FFE0CD #FFF9CD #ECFFCD
triadic
#FFF9CD #CDFFF9 #F9CDFF
tetradic
#FFF9CD #CDFFE0 #CDD3FF #FFCDEC
square
#FFF9CD #CDFFE0 #CDD3FF #FFCDEC
split-complementary
#FFF9CD #CDECFF #E0CDFF
monochromatic
#FFEA53 #FFF290 #FFF9CD #FFFBE0 #FFFBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.07
#FFF9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.68
#FFF9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFF9CD
19.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFF9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFF9CD | 1.00 | 1.07 | 19.68 | 19.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF6CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF9CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF3ED
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F7F7F7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fff9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 249, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.6% 0.057 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fffbdc',
500: '#fff9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fff9cd; $custom-light: #fffbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fff9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 249,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.8,
"s": 100,
"l": 90.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97583,
"c": 0.05709,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.93419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFF9CD
secondary
#8692EA
accent
#1CE600
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFC
border
#D7D7D5
text
#181715
muted
#868584