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#F9F871 · Butter
Click to copy#F9F871 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Butter and near Butter and Lemon. In OKLCH it has 95% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 109°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #F9F871 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
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HEX
#F9F871RGB
rgb(249, 248, 113)HSL
hsl(60, 92%, 71%)CMYK
0, 0, 55, 2CSS var
--butterContrast
1.12:1 white · 18.69:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #F9F871
Black text passes WCAG AA on #F9F871 (18.69:1); white text does not (1.12:1).
For a calm scheme pair #F9F871 with its analogous neighbors #F9B571 and #B5F971; for contrast use its complement #7171F9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--butter: #F9F871;
$butter: #F9F871;
colors: { 'butter': '#F9F871' }