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#F9EC69

#f9ec69 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ec69 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 92.55% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.22% magenta, 57.83% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 54.58°, with 92.31% saturation and 69.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8115

Complementary

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #6976f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #69bef9
  3. #a469f9

Analogous

  1. #f9a469
  2. #f9ec69
  3. #bef969

Triadic

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #69f9ec
  3. #ec69f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #76f969
  3. #6976f9
  4. #ec69f9

Square

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #69f9a4
  3. #6976f9
  4. #f969be

Monochromatic

  1. #c1b108
  2. #f6e31f
  3. #f9ec69
  4. #fcf5b3
  5. #fefdeb

Shades

#f9ec69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #e0d45f
  3. #c7bd54
  4. #aea54a
  5. #958e3f
  6. #7d7635
  7. #645e2a
  8. #4b4720
  9. #322f15
  10. #19180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ec69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #faee78
  3. #faf087
  4. #fbf296
  5. #fbf4a5
  6. #fcf6b4
  7. #fdf7c3
  8. #fdf9d2
  9. #fefbe1
  10. #fefdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ec69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ec69
  2. #ede16b
  3. #e1d66e
  4. #d5cc70
  5. #c9c172
  6. #bdb675
  7. #b0ab77
  8. #a4a079
  9. #98967b
  10. #8c8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #efeac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe55b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdecf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fde861 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ec69 {
  color: #f9ec69;
}
Background
.bg-f9ec69 {
  background-color: #f9ec69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ec69 {
  border: 2px solid #f9ec69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ec69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 236 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 92% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ec69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ec69, #bef969);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ec69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 236 105 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.32 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.64 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.10 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.56 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.89 #061396 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f9ec69  rgb(249, 236, 105)  hsl(55, 92%, 69%)  Icterine
#6976f9  rgb(105, 118, 249)  hsl(235, 92%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69f9ec  rgb(105, 249, 236)  hsl(175, 92%, 69%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec69f9  rgb(236, 105, 249)  hsl(295, 92%, 69%)  Heliotrope