What color is #F9F2A1?

#F9F2A1 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Banan-Appeal. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9F2A1?

The RGB value is 249, 242, 161: 249 red, 242 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9F2A1?

The complementary color is #A1A8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F2A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9F2A1 color

#F9F2A1 rgb(249, 242, 161)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F9F2A1 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 94.9% green and 63.1% blue (249, 242, 161).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 88% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 35% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Banan-Appeal (#FAF3A6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#F9F2A1 color codes

HEX	`#F9F2A1`
RGB	`rgb(249, 242, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 94.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 88%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 35%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 35%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.41, -9.27, 39.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.41, 41.04, 103.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.253, 86.219, 46.284)`
Decimal	`16380577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9F2A1, 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 #F9F2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F2A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #F9F2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f2a1; }
.text { color: #f9f2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 242 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f2a1, #d4f9a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F9F2A1?: #F9F2A1 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Banan-Appeal. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9F2A1?: The RGB value is 249, 242, 161: 249 red, 242 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9F2A1?: The complementary color is #A1A8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F2A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.