#F9E595 Hex Color

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#f9e595 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, luminous, unsaturated, warm, mellow and yellow. It is a shade of yellow. The hex code is #f9e595.

Questions about #f9e595

What is #f9e595 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f9e595 is rgb(249, 229, 149), in HSL hsl(48, 89%, 78%) and in CMYK 0%, 8%, 40%, 2%.
Is #f9e595 readable on white or black?
#f9e595 has a 1.25:1 contrast ratio on white and 16.66:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.