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#F9F525 Golden Ginkgo

#F9F525 is a very light, vivid yellow named Golden Ginkgo. In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 96.1% green and 14.5% blue (rgb(249, 245, 37)). Its HSL value is 59° hue, 95% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 85% yellow and 2% black. #F9F525 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.12:1.

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Variations of #F9F525

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F9F525 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F9F525 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F9F525 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF13D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEB00
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEE00
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF13D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF233
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE4D2
  • Tritanomaly 82% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFEE96
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EEEEEE
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F1F0D2

#F9F525 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.16:1 Very poor#F9F525 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.12:1 Super#F9F525 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F9F525 in CSS

/* Golden Ginkgo */
.color { color: #F9F525; }
.background { background-color: #F9F525; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F9F525; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(249 245 37);
color: hsl(59 95% 56%);
color: oklch(0.943 0.198 108.4);

#F9F525 FAQ

What color is #F9F525?

#F9F525 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Golden Ginkgo. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F9F525?

#F9F525 is rgb(249, 245, 37) in RGB, hsl(59, 95%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 85%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F9F525?

The complementary color of #F9F525 is #2529F9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F9F525?

Black text has the best contrast on #F9F525: 18.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F9F525 a warm or cool color?

#F9F525 is a warm color.