#F9E176Sweet Corn (#F9E176) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 97°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.13. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F9E176 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 225, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 92%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 53%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.5 -4.9 54.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.908 0.130 97) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sweet Corn shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffdb6b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffe172 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f9e176 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f9e278 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sweet Corn in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.31:1 and against black 16.06:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f9e176 · #e0c964 · #b7a245 · #8f7c25 · #695800 · #423700
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f9e176 · #f7c468 · #eea964 · #e09166 · #ce7b69 · #b7686d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f9e176 · #a4cdaa · #b4a149 · #419855 · #776502 · #2c5534
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f9e176 · #c4bea2 · #a79b67 · #4d53a6 · #463c0d · #272104
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9e176 · #c0c3d0 · #8d8977 · #50525a · #262210 · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d6 · #989bab · #1f2233 · #020310 · #f9e176
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9e176 · #bdc2dd · #7982c7 · #424798 · #181554 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9e176 · #dec1dc · #ae7ad2 · #576a83 · #2f3551 · #0b1304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9e176 · #a8cad4 · #2398b2 · #7d306c · #3f0034 · #000407
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9e176 · #a8ccc8 · #1d9d93 · #424798 · #450019 · #010010
#F9E589 · #FAE89B · #FAECAB · #FBEFBC · #FBF3CB
#CDB755 · #A28F35 · #796812 · #514400 · #2C2400
#F4E191 · #EEE2A9 · #E9E1BE
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.