What color is #F9F525?

#F9F525 is a vivid yellow known as Golden Ginkgo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Ginkgo?

The RGB value is 249, 245, 37: 249 red, 245 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Ginkgo?

The complementary color is #2529F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F525?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Ginkgo color: hex code #F9F525

#F9F525 rgb(249, 245, 37)

Shades of yellow

Golden Ginkgo has the hex code #F9F525. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 96.1% green and 14.5% blue (249, 245, 37).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 95% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 85% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

Golden Ginkgo (#F9F525) color codes

HEX	`#F9F525`
RGB	`rgb(249, 245, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 96.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 95%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 85%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 85%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.13, -18.8, 87.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.13, 89.8, 102.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.056, 85.581, 14.473)`
Decimal	`16381221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Ginkgo, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F9F525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F9F525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f525; }
.text { color: #f9f525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 245 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f525, #93f925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F9F525 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9F525?: #F9F525 is a vivid yellow known as Golden Ginkgo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Ginkgo?: The RGB value is 249, 245, 37: 249 red, 245 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Ginkgo?: The complementary color is #2529F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F525?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.