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#F9F59F Yippie Ya Yellow

#F9F59F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Yippie Ya Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 96.1% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(249, 245, 159)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 88% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 36% yellow and 2% black. #F9F59F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.59:1.

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Variations of #F9F59F

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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#F9F59F 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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#F9F59F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F9F59F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFF3A3
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEF99
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF19B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF3A3
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF3A1
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFEBDF
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FDF1C0
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F1F1F1
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F3F2E0

#F9F59F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.13:1 Very poor#F9F59F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.59:1 Super#F9F59F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F9F59F in CSS

/* Yippie Ya Yellow */
.color { color: #F9F59F; }
.background { background-color: #F9F59F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F9F59F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(249 245 159);
color: hsl(57 88% 80%);
color: oklch(0.954 0.107 106.0);

#F9F59F FAQ

What color is #F9F59F?

#F9F59F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F9F59F?

#F9F59F is rgb(249, 245, 159) in RGB, hsl(57, 88%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 36%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F9F59F?

The complementary color of #F9F59F is #9FA3F9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F9F59F?

Black text has the best contrast on #F9F59F: 18.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F9F59F a warm or cool color?

#F9F59F is a warm color.