#f9efc2

Color #f9efc2

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Lemon Chiffon #fffacd · ΔE 3.97 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#f9efc2

RGB

rgb(249, 239, 194)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 82.1%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 22.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 22.1%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(94.21, -3.62, 23.03)

LCH

lch(94.21, 23.31, 98.93)

OKLCH

oklch(94.9%, 0.0592, 96.89)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 76.1%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2ccf9

Analogous

#f9d4c2

#f9efc2

#e8f9c2

Triadic

#f9efc2

#c2f9ef

#efc2f9

Split-complementary

#f9efc2

#c2e8f9

#d4c2f9

Tetradic

#f9efc2

#ccf9c2

#c2ccf9

#efc2f9

Square

#f9efc2

#c2f9d4

#c2ccf9

#f9c2e8

Shades

Color #f9efc2 mixed toward black.

#f2dd7f

#eccc3c

#caa914

#87700d

#433807

Tints

Color #f9efc2 mixed toward white.

#faf2cc

#fbf4d6

#fcf7e1

#fdfaeb

#fefcf5

Tones

Color #f9efc2 mixed toward gray.

#f4ecc7

#f0e9cb

#ebe6d0

#e7e3d4

#e2e1d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f5f5ce · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#f5f6d1 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#f9d7d9 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#eeeeee · ΔE 15.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f9efc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9efc2]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#f9efc2 (#f9efc2) is rgb(249, 239, 194) in RGB.

No, #f9efc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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