#f9d22a

Color #f9d22a

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#f9d22a

RGB

rgb(249, 210, 42)

HSL

hsl(48.7, 94.5%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.7, 83.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 83.1%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(85.2, -1.34, 79.37)

LCH

lch(85.2, 79.38, 90.97)

OKLCH

oklch(87.2%, 0.1702, 94.48)

HWB

hwb(48.7, 16.5%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a51f9

Analogous

#f96b2a

#f9d22a

#b9f92a

Triadic

#f9d22a

#2af9d2

#d22af9

Split-complementary

#f9d22a

#2ab9f9

#6b2af9

Tetradic

#f9d22a

#51f92a

#2a51f9

#d22af9

Square

#f9d22a

#2af96b

#2a51f9

#f92ab9

Shades

Color #f9d22a mixed toward black.

#ecc107

#bd9a05

#8e7404

#5e4d03

#2f2701

Tints

Color #f9d22a mixed toward white.

#fada4e

#fbe171

#fce995

#fdf0b8

#fef8dc

Tones

Color #f9d22a mixed toward gray.

#e8c73b

#d7bd4d

#c5b25e

#b4a76f

#a39c80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e9e974 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#ebee7e · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#f79399 · ΔE 44.8

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f9d22a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9d22a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#f9d22a (#f9d22a) is rgb(249, 210, 42) in RGB.

No, #f9d22a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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