What color is #F9E176?

#F9E176 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sweet Corn?

The RGB value is 249, 225, 118: 249 red, 225 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sweet Corn?

The complementary color is #768EF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sweet Corn color: hex code #F9E176

#F9E176 rgb(249, 225, 118)

Shades of yellow

Sweet Corn has the hex code #F9E176. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 88.2% green and 46.3% blue (249, 225, 118).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 92% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 53% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

Sweet Corn (#F9E176) color codes

HEX	`#F9E176`
RGB	`rgb(249, 225, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 88.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 92%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 53%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.53, -4.94, 54.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.53, 54.96, 95.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.265, 75.301, 28.022)`
Decimal	`16376182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sweet Corn, 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 #F9E176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #F9E176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e176; }
.text { color: #f9e176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 225 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e176, #d0f976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #F9E176 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9E176?: #F9E176 is a light, vivid yellow known as Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sweet Corn?: The RGB value is 249, 225, 118: 249 red, 225 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sweet Corn?: The complementary color is #768EF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.