Information about #F9E985 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#F9E985 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(249, 233, 133) — 97.6% red, 91.4% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 45 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F9E985 reads as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Warm Yellow (#F4E98C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sahara Sand (#F1E788) and Light Goldenrod (#FFEC8B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(249, 233, 133)), which gives #F9E985 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F9E985: 17.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. #F9E985 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F9E985 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F9E985 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F9E985 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F9E985 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F9E985 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F9E985 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F9E985

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Light Goldenrod color link
Light Goldenrod

#FFEC8B

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Luminous Yellow color link
Luminous Yellow

#FEE37F

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Bright Pastel Yellow color link
Bright Pastel Yellow

#FBF38A

Corn Yellow color link
Corn Yellow

#FFF380

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

#F9E985 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9E985
  • RGB249, 233, 133
  • CMYK0, 6, 45, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 233, 133)
  • HSL52°, 91%, 75%
  • HSL Precise51.724°, 90.625%, 74.902%
  • HSV52°, 47%, 98%
  • HSB52°, 47%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.914, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.914, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.914, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF9E985
  • DECIMAL ID16378245
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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