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#F9EF4E

#f9ef4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ef4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.02% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 56.49°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8242

Complementary

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #4e58f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #4eaef9
  3. #9a4ef9

Analogous

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #f9ef4e
  3. #aef94e

Triadic

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #4ef9ef
  3. #ef4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #58f94e
  3. #4e58f9
  4. #ef4ef9

Square

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #4ef99a
  3. #4e58f9
  4. #f94eae

Monochromatic

  1. #a89f06
  2. #f2e508
  3. #f9ef4e
  4. #fcf698
  5. #fefce2

Shades

#f9ef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #e0d746
  3. #c7bf3e
  4. #aea737
  5. #958f2f
  6. #7d7827
  7. #64601f
  8. #4b4817
  9. #323010
  10. #191808
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #faf160
  3. #faf271
  4. #fbf483
  5. #fbf595
  6. #fcf7a7
  7. #fdf9b8
  8. #fdfaca
  9. #fefcdc
  10. #fefded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ef4e
  2. #ede453
  3. #e1d958
  4. #d5ce5d
  5. #c9c362
  6. #bdb867
  7. #b0ac6c
  8. #a4a171
  9. #989676
  10. #8c8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f0ecc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe634 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffea40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffee55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ef4e {
  color: #f9ef4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9ef4e {
  background-color: #f9ef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ef4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9ef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ef4e, #aef94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.11 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.54 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.64 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 3.79 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.91 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.92 #0610b1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Icterine
#f9ef4e  rgb(249, 239, 78)  hsl(56, 93%, 64%)  Icterine
#4e58f9  rgb(78, 88, 249)  hsl(236, 93%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ef9ef  rgb(78, 249, 239)  hsl(176, 93%, 64%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef4ef9  rgb(239, 78, 249)  hsl(296, 93%, 64%)  Fuchsia