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Ivory Dazzle

#f9fca9
Notes

Ivory Dazzle (#F9FCA9) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (62°, 93%, 83%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f9fca9
RGB
rgb(249, 252, 169)
HSL
hsl(62, 93%, 83%)
HWB
hwb(62 66% 1%)
OKLCH
oklch(97.0% 0.104 109.9)
HSV
hsv(62, 33%, 99%)
LAB
lab(97.08% -13.27 39.50)
LCH
lch(97.08% 41.67 108.58)
CMYK
cmyk(1%, 0%, 33%, 1%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f9fca9
Original
#fff5a3
Protanopia
#fff8ac
Deuteranopia
#fff2e7
Tritanopia
#f5f5f5
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.08:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
19.53:1

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