What color is #F9EDE2?

#F9EDE2 is a very light, moderate orange known as Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Alpaca?

The RGB value is 249, 237, 226: 249 red, 237 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Alpaca?

The complementary color is #E2EEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EDE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Alpaca color: hex code #F9EDE2

#F9EDE2 rgb(249, 237, 226)

Shades of beige

Alpaca has the hex code #F9EDE2. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 92.9% green and 88.6% blue (249, 237, 226).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 66% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

Alpaca (#F9EDE2) color codes

HEX	`#F9EDE2`
RGB	`rgb(249, 237, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 92.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 66%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.4, 2.21, 6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.4, 7.12, 71.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.077, 86.2, 84.199)`
Decimal	`16379362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Alpaca, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F9EDE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EDE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F9EDE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9ede2; }
.text { color: #f9ede2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9ede2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 237 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9ede2, #f9f9e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F9EDE2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9EDE2?: #F9EDE2 is a very light, moderate orange known as Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Alpaca?: The RGB value is 249, 237, 226: 249 red, 237 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Alpaca?: The complementary color is #E2EEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EDE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.