#f9ffab

Color #f9ffab

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 10.79 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#f9ffab

RGB

rgb(249, 255, 171)

HSL

hsl(64.3, 100%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.3, 32.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 32.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(97.87, -14.5, 39.55)

LCH

lch(97.87, 42.12, 110.13)

OKLCH

oklch(97.7%, 0.1053, 111.67)

HWB

hwb(64.3, 67.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1abff

Analogous

#ffdbab

#f9ffab

#cfffab

Triadic

#f9ffab

#abf9ff

#ffabf9

Split-complementary

#f9ffab

#abcfff

#dbabff

Tetradic

#f9ffab

#abffb1

#b1abff

#ffabf9

Square

#f9ffab

#abffdb

#b1abff

#ffabcf

Shades

Color #f9ffab mixed toward black.

#f4ff64

#efff1d

#c6d500

#848e00

#424700

Tints

Color #f9ffab mixed toward white.

#faffb9

#fbffc7

#fcffd5

#fdffe3

#fefff1

Tones

Color #f9ffab mixed toward gray.

#f3f8b2

#edf1b9

#e7eac0

#e1e3c7

#dbdcce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#fcfcc4 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#fbfbc9 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#f9d5d8 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#f9f9f9 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f9ffab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9ffab]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#f9ffab (#f9ffab) is rgb(249, 255, 171) in RGB.

No, #f9ffab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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