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#F1E993 Color

#F1E993 is rgb(241, 233, 147) in RGB, hsl(55, 77%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 39%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F1E993
HEX#F1E993
RGBrgb(241, 233, 147)
HSLhsl(55, 77%, 76%)
HSVhsv(55, 39%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 39%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.107 103.7)
LABlab(91.57% -6.09 42.77)
LCHlch(91.57% 43.20 98.11)

What #F1E993 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F1E993, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#F1E993 Channel Values

How #F1E993 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 241 · G 233 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 77% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 39% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 39% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F1E993 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F1E993

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F1E993; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F1E993

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #F1E993 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F1E993
Protanopia#EAEA93
Protanomaly#EDEA93
Deuteranopia#ECEC93
Deuteranomaly#EEEB93
Tritanopia#F9E0E0
Tritanomaly#F6E4C6
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #F1E993 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f1e993: #F1E993;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F1E993;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f1e993': '#F1E993' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.914, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_f1e993">#F1E993</color>
SVG fillfill="#F1E993"

More Yellow Colors

#F1E993 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F1E993 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F1E993?

#F1E993 is a light yellow — rgb(241, 233, 147) in RGB and hsl(55, 77%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.62.

What is the RGB value of #F1E993?

#F1E993 is rgb(241, 233, 147) — red 241, green 233, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F1E993?

#F1E993 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 39%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F1E993 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F1E993 scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F1E993 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F1E993 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 2.46, which is very hard to tell apart.

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