What color is #F9D857?

#F9D857 is a light, vivid yellow known as Lemon Zest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lemon Zest?

The RGB value is 249, 216, 87: 249 red, 216 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lemon Zest?

The complementary color is #5778F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9D857?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lemon Zest color: hex code #F9D857

#F9D857 rgb(249, 216, 87)

Shades of yellow

Lemon Zest has the hex code #F9D857. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 84.7% green and 34.1% blue (249, 216, 87).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 93% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 65% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

Lemon Zest (#F9D857) color codes

HEX	`#F9D857`
RGB	`rgb(249, 216, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 84.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 93%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 65%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 65%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.97, -2.53, 65.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.97, 65.68, 92.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.346, 69.943, 19.073)`
Decimal	`16373847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lemon Zest, 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 #F9D857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9D857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #F9D857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9d857; }
.text { color: #f9d857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9d857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 216 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9d857, #c9f957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F9D857 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9D857?: #F9D857 is a light, vivid yellow known as Lemon Zest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lemon Zest?: The RGB value is 249, 216, 87: 249 red, 216 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lemon Zest?: The complementary color is #5778F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9D857?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.